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.

CRICKET’S INSTAGRAM KINGS

As it is, current India captain Virat Kohli is tops on Instagram by a wide margin with almost 15 million followers. Countryman Rohit Sharma comes in a distant third place behind Tendulkar, supplanting AB de Villiers who held the spot during our last tally.

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 April 23, 2018

10) STEVE SMITH

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

Steven Peter Devereux Smith
Current team: New South Wales, Sydney Sixers
Born June 2, 1989 🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
Instagram followers: 1.5 million

9) CHRIS GAYLE

A post shared by KingGayle 👑 (@chrisgayle333) on Apr 14, 2018 at 6:20am PDT

Christopher Henry Gayle
Current team: Multan Sultans, Kings XI Punjab
Born September 21, 1979 🇯🇲 Kingston, Jamaica
Instagram followers: 1.8 million

8) HARBHAJAN SINGH

A post shared by Harbhajan Turbanator Singh (@harbhajan3) on Apr 18, 2018 at 4:10am PDT

Harbhajan Singh Plaha
Current team: Chennai Super Kings
Born July 3, 1980 🇮🇳 Jalandhar, India
Instagram followers: 2.7 million

7 VIRENDER SEHWAG

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: 2.7 million

6) YUVRAJ SINGH

A post shared by Yuvraj Singh (@yuvisofficial) on Nov 20, 2017 at 2:54am PST

Yuvraj Singh
Current team: Kings XI Punjab
Born December 12, 1981 🇮🇳 Chandigarh, India
Instagram followers: 4.9 million

5) AB DE VILLIERS

A post shared by AB de Villiers (@abdevilliers17) on Nov 9, 2017 at 6:20am PST

Abraham Benjamin de Villiers
Current team: Titans, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Born February 14, 1984 🇿🇦 Pretoria, South Africa
Instagram followers: 5.1 million