The New Zealand Former Captain Ross Taylor thinks Virat Kholi stands with Football goats Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, saying he is up there with those two.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are known as the biggest names in the football world, these two players have huge fan following and unmatched records in the world of football. Cristiano Ronaldo is currently part of the Saudi Football League, playing from Al-Nasir. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi, the Argentina side captain, lifted the FIFA World Cup 2022. Virat Kholi is gaining the same peak after making his debut in the India Cricket Team.
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Rank 15th globally in terms of Instagram followers, Kohli surpasses sportsmen such as Kylian Mbappe, Neymar Junior, and LeBron James with 269 million.
Ross Taylor the former Captain of the New Zealand Cricket team, who played 450 International matches, believed that Virat Kholi is on the same level as Ronaldo and Messi in terms of social influence as he is a “superstar” in the world of cricket. Ross Taylor said on the “180 Not Out” podcast:
“Players are putting outposts endorsing products and things like that. Who would have thought of that in 2008? Someone like Kohli, who is a superstar in the world of cricket, but is also a global superstar in the world of sports. In terms of Instagram and social media, he’s up there with Ronaldo and Messi.”
It’s worth noting that Ronaldo has won the UEFA Champions League five times, while Messi has won it four times. Messi has also won the Ballon d’Or eight times, which is more than any other player. Ronaldo is in second place with five Ballon d’Or awards.
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Lionel Messi has achieved the biggest thing, winning the FIFA World Cup 2022 by beating France in the final in the penalty shootout. Virat Kholi also clinched the title of ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011.
