Cricket Instagram Kings: Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, AB de Villiers tops

Sir Donald Bradman may have been the greatest batsman of all time, but his genius on the cricket pitch came eight decades too early for him to become an Instagram star. Even Sachin Tendulkar, who one can also make a persuasive argument for being the GOAT — and retired relatively recently — has just the second most followers among cricket players.

[fusion_title size=”4″]CRICKET’S INSTAGRAM KINGS[/fusion_title]

As it is, current India captain Virat Kohli is tops on Instagram by a wide margin with almost 15 million followers. South Africa captain AB de Villiers comes in a distant third place behind Tendulkar.

In all, eight of the top ten cricketers on Instagram are still playing, and seven of the ten are Indians. Australia captain Steve Smith edges out yet another Indian star for tenth place.

UPDATED August 8, 2017

[fusion_title size=”4″]10) STEVE SMITH[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Steve Smith (@steve_smith49) on Aug 6, 2017 at 1:38am PDT

Steven Peter Devereux Smith
Current team: Rising Pune Supergiants
Born June 2, 1989 🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
Instagram followers: 1.0 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]8) CHRIS GAYLE[/fusion_title]

A post shared by KingGayle 👑 (@chrisgayle333) on May 12, 2017 at 8:42am PDT

Christopher Henry Gayle
Current team: Karachi Kings
Born September 21, 1979 🇯🇲 Kingston, Jamaica
Instagram followers: 1.6 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]9) VIRENDER SEHWAG[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) on Jan 24, 2017 at 11:30pm PST

Virender Sehwag
Last team: Kings XI Punjab
Born October 20, 1978 🇮🇳 Delhi, India
Instagram followers: 1.7 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]7) HARBHAJAN SINGH[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Harbhajan Turbanator Singh (@harbhajan3) on May 17, 2017 at 12:18am PDT

Harbhajan Singh Plaha
Current team: Mumbai Indians
Born July 3, 1980 🇮🇳 Jalandhar, India
Instagram followers: 1.9 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]6) SURESH RAINA[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Suresh Raina (@sureshraina3) on Aug 6, 2017 at 11:51pm PDT

Suresh Raina
Current team: Gujarat Lions
Born November 27, 1986 🇮🇳 Muradnagar, India
Instagram followers: 3.2 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]5) ROHIT SHARMA[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Rohit Sharma (@rohitsharma45) on Jun 6, 2017 at 11:13am PDT

Rohit Gurunath Sharma
Current team: Mumbai Indians
Born April 30, 1987 🇮🇳 Nagpur, India
Instagram followers: 3.4 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]4) YUVRAJ SINGH[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Yuvraj Singh (@yuvisofficial) on May 10, 2017 at 1:13am PDT

Yuvraj Singh
Current team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
Born December 12, 1981 🇮🇳 Chandigarh, India
Instagram followers: 3.5 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]3) AB DE VILLIERS[/fusion_title]

A post shared by AB de Villiers (@abdevilliers17) on Apr 20, 2017 at 8:08am PDT

Abraham Benjamin de Villiers
Current team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Born February 14, 1984 🇿🇦 Pretoria, South Africa
Instagram followers: 4.0 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]2) SACHIN TENDULKAR[/fusion_title]