Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are two big names in world cricket. Kohli had reigned supreme in world cricket for the past decade, Rohit, who has been a premier white-ball opener since 2013, saw his stature rise since he attained success as a Test opener in 2019.
Therefore, the battle between their followers on social media has been intense involving immense throwing of stats with added filters showing that their favorite batsman is better than the other stalwart.
It hasn’t helped that often there have been “reports” from “sources” about a possible rift between Sharma and Kohli – more so since Kohli was promoted to captaincy in white-ball cricket in 2017. Both the players and the BCCI officials have at times denied any kind of rift between them.
One such tussle between the fans has recently grown because of the two cricketer’s Instagram. One fan on Twitter brought to notice that while Kohli is following Sharma, the opener isn’t following the former captain. The matchstick was sparked and soon it turned into a forest fire becoming the talk of the town.
Virat Kohli follows Rohit Sharma on IG, but it’s not the same from the other side.
— tanya (@th3r2pyy) February 8, 2022
Rohit ke phone me ad blocker laga hoga shayad isliye?
— jon snow ?? (@John_Snow3) February 8, 2022
Rohit unfollowed Virat after the failure against New Zealand on 2019 World cup semi final
— Ok Bruh!! (she/her, he/him, they/them, hi/hey) (@partybhakthan_8) February 8, 2022
Nope he unfollowed in 2018 itself due to england test series drop
— crickaddict45 (@crickaddict45) February 8, 2022
You talking about virat? Rohit unfollowed Yuzi post Wt20 2021 squad released. Now he again followed yuzi
— Bhavesh prajapati (@bhuvi7781) February 8, 2022
Rohit even doesn’t follow Shikhar too that doesn’t mean these trio don’t have any bondings.Even Jadeja too doesn’t follow anyone on insta but you will see Jadeja replies CSK and the other fellows.
— Rishi the ‘Optimist’ (@DRishi98) February 8, 2022
That’s okay, but ro used to follow virat before and then he unfollowed him, that’s the point, I like both of them
— LS (@okayokaylife19) February 8, 2022
Rohit unfollowed kohli, ab to bhai captain bhi ban gaya ab kesi insecurity.. ? https://t.co/ThusZ158GC
— Ex Black Tiger FanBoy (@addi_salman1) February 9, 2022
It’s not fair with a great man like virat sir. https://t.co/HJUANKIKAg
— Ram (@Ram_0o7) February 9, 2022
Virat has 70 centuries for our country but its not the same from the other side
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— अमन हिंदू लता दीदी हमेशा दिलों में
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As fans pointed out, this isn’t the first time Rohit Sharma is in the news for his Instagram activity. Back in 2018, Sharma had unfollowed Kohli on Twitter and Instagram, and it became big news among fans and experts questioning the bonding between the duo. The following year, the Hitman was once again making headlines after he unfollowed Kohli’s wife, Anushka Sharma, on Instagram.
As far as Kohli is concerned, he was clear in quashing the reports of a rift with Sharma, saying that “there is no problem at all” between them.
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma, who took over the limited-overs captain, is likely to be named as the next Test captain as well.
