Former India skipper and star batter Virat Kohli has broken his silence on his social media earnings reports, as the reports were published regarding Kohli’s substantial social media earrings. Kohli responded to the recent rumours circulating in the media by tweeting from his official Twitter handle. However as cited by HopperHQ, the star India cricketer is earning Rs. 14 crores for an Individual Instagram post.
According to reports, Kohli makes Rs 9 crore for promotional Instagram posts and has a minimum earning projection of Rs 11.45 crore. After all this drama, Virat addressed the recent reports regarding his social media earnings. Taking to Twitter on Saturday, the ace Indian batter rejected the news circulating in the media about his vast social media earnings.
Virat Kohli clears air on reports of his earnings of 11.45 crore per Instagram post
“While I am grateful and indebted to all that I’ve received in life, the news that has been making rounds about my social media earnings is not true,” Kohli tweeted on his Twitter handle.
HopperHQ, the website that put Kohli on that list, has put veteran India cricketer at rank 14 in its 2023 Instagram Rich List. Apart from Indian cricketers, this list also featured Footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who rule the rooster as per the report, then followed by US celebrities Selena Gomez, Kylie Jenner, and Dwayne Johnson. Ariana Grande, Kim Kardashian, Beyonce Knowles, Khloe Kardashian, and Justin Bieber, all are in the top 10 of the list, along with star footballers.
Virat is currently on a break from his national duties as the Indian cricket team is playing five T20I series against the West Indies, the former Indian cricketer is expected to return to Team India for the Asia Cup 2023, which is scheduled to begin on August 30. Kohli recently played in Test and ODI series on the West Indies tour, Kohli scored his 29th Test hundred in the second Test against the Caribbean.
Here is how fans react as Virat Kohli breaks silence on report of his massive social media earnings:
Ooo god, goat is clarifying ooo my god, iseee bhi jada hai kya boss??? 11 cr nhi lete? Kitne lete hai bta bhi dijiye 😀 #AbhishekMalhan𓃵 #ViratKohli𓃵
— ABHINAY TIWARI (GERABHI) (@Abhinay61028782) August 12, 2023
Imagine a star tweeting this, is he afraid to pay more taxes or that he might get a raid 😂
— Justin (@Justin12393LEE) August 12, 2023
Johns and muffa be like - news aisa dalo ki Virat Kohli khud tweet kar k clarifications de 😭💀
— ' (@koliesque) August 12, 2023
Jitna daale yh dono ushh se jyda kamate hai king saab data toh Galt hai 🤣
— Wellu (@Wellutwt) August 12, 2023
ED-IT dept se dar sabko lagta hai, gala sabka sookhta hai
— Dr Nimo Yadav (@niiravmodi) August 12, 2023
Please file a case against Muffadal Vohra and CricCrazyJohns, they spread this fake news.
— Roshan Rai (@RoshanKrRaii) August 12, 2023
Income tax ka chakkar Babu bhaiya 🤣🤣
— Ayush 🇮🇳🚩 (@vkkings007) August 12, 2023
U reacting to them is biggest achievement of their life .
— TopGun (@AlphaQaLLL) August 12, 2023
your hard earned money what's wrong with people you are the pride of the country
— Hetram Gothwal (@hetramgothwal1) August 12, 2023
Another reminder that one should not take 'trusted news' on social media too seriously. It's often filled with misinformation and irrelevant facts.
— Shahzeb Khan (@theshahzebkhan) August 12, 2023
The King had to clarify himself.