Kohli overtakes SRK and Priyanka Chopra; Becomes the most popular Asian personality
Virat Kohli becomes the most popular Asian personality after surpassing Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra.
New Delhi: Virat Kohli’s charisma and popularity are not a secret to anyone in the world. He is one of the biggest global icons and has a huge fan base. The batting maestro had a great 2023, shattering many records and producing loads of runs with his bat. However, his heroics were not enough to help India win the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup. Despite failing to lift the World Cup trophy, Virat’s popularity has only skyrocketed.
Virat has surpassed Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra in the list of most viewed Wikipedia pages among Asians in 2023. According to the list, he is the most popular Asian personality. More than 10.7 million people visited Virat Kohli’s Wikipedia page.
Most viewed Wikipedia pages by Asians in 2023:
1) Virat Kohli – 10.7 million.
2) Shahrukh Khan – 7.7 million.
3) Priyanka Chopra – 6.5 million.King continues his dominance 🐐👑 pic.twitter.com/cHLfzgHwdp
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Recently, Kohli became the first batsman to amass more than 2,000 runs in a calendar year for a record seventh time on Day 3 of the first Boxing Day Test at SuperSport Park. Virat Kohli surpassed Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara, who has the second most (six times) 2000+ runs in a calendar year.
Virat Kohli (1934) needed 66 runs for the IND vs. SA first Test to reach 2000 runs across formats by 2023. In the first inning, the right-handed batter scored 38 runs. The modern-day great broke another record as soon as he hit 28 runs in the second innings.
Kohli also became the leading run-getter for India in South Africa across all formats, going past Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of 1724 runs, including six hundreds, across all formats for India.
Kohli now has 1750 runs in 29 matches, including five hundreds over 50 in South Africa across all formats. The former India captain tops the Indian batting charts in South Africa in ODIs with 898 runs at an average of 74.83.
After conceding a lead of 163 runs in the first innings. Kohli showed all his experience as he held his ground even when Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Yashavi Jaiswal fell early. Shreyas Iyer too did not trouble the scorers much and there was pressure on Kohli as India slumped to 121 for 9, still 42 runs behind the Proteas.