Virat Kohli named India’s most popular sportsperson in October 2023
Kohli may have lost the World Cup, but that hasn’t stopped him from making him the most popular sportsperson.
New Delhi: Former India captain Virat Kohli has been declared India’s most popular sportsperson in the month of October 2023. India may have lost the ICC World Cup final to Australia in a heartbreaking loss, but there is no shortage of popularity for King. Kohli in his own country. Kohli was one of the crucial figures in India’s path to the final and also won the Player of the Tournament award.
According to Ormax Media, Virat Kohli has topped the list among the popular sportspersons in India for the month of October, while MS Dhoni has come second and Rohit Sharma has occupied the third spot.
MS Dhoni, who retired from international cricket in 2020, has a huge following in India and has a fan base as big as Kohli’s in India. Rohit Sharma like both of them also has a huge fan following for his heroics against Mumbai Indians and with him currently being the skipper, his fan following has grown over the years.
Most Popular Sportsperson in India in October 2023. [Ormax Media]
1) Virat Kohli
2) MS Dhoni
3) Rohit Sharma pic.twitter.com/UrpZLX6ulr
— Johannes. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 22, 2023
Kohli was simply unstoppable during the 2023 ICC World Cup. The 35-year-old amassed 765 runs in 11 matches at a whopping average of 95.62. He had centuries against Bangladesh, South Africa and New Zealand. The RCB man broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 ODI hundreds and now he currently stands with 80 international centuries to his name.
Virat Kohli will be the most popular sportsperson in India in October 2023. [Ormax Media] pic.twitter.com/d3CFWM3dfk
— Johannes. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 22, 2023
Rohit, who finished third in the lit, became the second-highest run-getter in the 2023 ODI World Cup.