Indian skipper Virat Kohli has become the first Asian celebrity to cross 75 million followers mark on Instagram.

The cricketer is also the fourth most followed athlete in the world on the platform, behind football legends Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr.

Indian cricketers enjoy a massive following on the social media platform due to the immense popularity of the sport across the country.

Kohli has not stepped foot on the cricket pitch since March due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and yet has amassed over five million followers in the past 30 days, according to Social Blade.

He is far ahead of the second and third most followed Asian celebrities — Priyanka Chopra, who has 56 million followers and Deepika Padukone, who has 52 million followers.

Kohli is regarded as one of the best batsman in the world. With a total earning of USD 26 million, he is the only Indian in the Forbes’ list of world’s highest-paid athletes.

Actor Anushka Sharma on Thursday announced that she is expecting her first child with cricketer husband Virat Kohli.

The couple, who tied the knot in December 2017, took to Twitter to share the news, alongside their picture, showing Anushka's baby bump.

"And then, we were three! Arriving January 2021," the 32-year-old actor tweeted.

Anushka and 31-year-old Kohli first met on the sets of a commercial and dated for four years before getting married in a private ceremony in Italy in 2017.