Star India batter Virat Kohli on Saturday clarified that a report of his earnings from his official Instagram handle is “not true”.

With around 256 million followers, Kohli is one of India’s and the world’s popular sportspersons in terms of his online presence.

He often updates fans about his life and cricket through pictures/videos that potray him of sweating it out in nets or matches, pictures with his wife Anushka Sharma, who is a Bollywood actress and inspires many through the pictures and videos of his tough fitness regime.

This popularity makes him an extremely dependable face for various brands and Kohli is often involved in brand promotions/advertisements on his social media pages. The earnings through these promotional posts has always been a curiosity for his fans.

Recent media reports suggested that he had made crores of rupees –ranging from Rs 9 crore to Rs 15 crore per post through his social media accounts.

On Saturday, Kohli took to ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter) to post, “While I am grateful and indebted to all that I’ve received in life, the news that has been making rounds about my social media earnings is not true.”

While I am grateful and indebted to all that I’ve received in life, the news that has been making rounds about my social media earnings is not true. 🙏