Sorry Sachin: Kohli is now the most followed Indian sportsperson on Twitter

Virat Kohli has become the most followed Indian sportsman on social networking site Twitter with a base of 4,870,190 followers.

Though, Kohli has overtaken Sachin Tendulkar as the most followed sportsperson on Twitter, the iconic cricketer still holds the number two spot a year after his retirement.

Tendulkar comes a close second with 4,869,849 fans, followed by Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the third spot with 3,327,033 followers.

“Here’s the 4 million follower selfie. Hope you like it :),” Kohli, currently in Australia for the four-match Test series, had written on his twitter handle after crossing the 4 lakh mark in October.

Nine of the top-ten most-followed sporting personalities in India were cricketers with tennis star Sania Mirza the only exception at number seven.

Others on the list were Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag (No.4) with 3,180,081 followers, all-rounder Yuvraj Singh (fifth) with 2,723,090 fans, followed by the likes of Suresh Raina, pacer Zaheer Khan, batsmen Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma.

Here are some of his most shared tweets:

Here's the 4 million follower selfie. Hope you like it :) pic.twitter.com/EH44qqTHE8

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) October 2, 2014

Proud day for India. Congratulations @isro on making us the first to successfully get a spacecraft into the Mars orbit on our maiden attempt

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) September 24, 2014

Working out is always a liberating feeling! pic.twitter.com/nos3BHYU11

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) June 18, 2014

408 will live forever.#PutYourBatsOut pic.twitter.com/6XGexKM6ba

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) November 29, 2014

Heard #HappyBirthdayVirat was trending on 5th. Blessed to have the best fans. Tnx :)@ViratGang @ViratWorld @imVkohliFanClub @viratliciousFC

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) November 10, 2014

First 10 million on Facebook! Now 3 million on twitter! Wow! Truly humbled by all your love and support. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/cnc90B5YiZ

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) April 27, 2014

"@IPL: When @KP24 did a Bradley Cooper #PepsiIPL pic.twitter.com/Bl9uf2NM1x" captains and the palace behind. Special moment.

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) April 16, 2014

(Agencies)