Virat Kohli celebrates his milestone (Courtesy: BCCI/Twitter)
Brazil legend Ronaldo, recently, indulged in a conversation with YouTuber Speed. A clip of their interaction is going viral on social media, where Speed is seen asking Ronaldo if he knows Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli. And to the surprise of many, including the YouTuber, Ronaldo says that he doesn”t know Kohli as he is not a popular figure in Brazil.
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“Do you know Virat Kohli?” Speed asked.
“Who?” replied Ronaldo, a former World Cup winner.
“Virat Kohli, from India,” came the reply.
“No,” said Ronaldo.
“You don”t know Virat Kohli!” said Speed.
“What is he? A player?” Ronaldo replied then.
“He is a cricket player” Speed said.
“He is not very popular in here,” said Ronaldo, who is one of the greatest footballers to emerge from Brazil.
“Yeah, yeah. he is like the best. He is like Babar Azam. You have never seen this dude?” Speed shows Ronaldo Virat Kohli”s picture.
“Yeah,” replied Ronaldo.
Incidentally, the former India captain is the most followed cricketer and Asian star on Instagram, boasting 265 million followers. He is, also, the third most followed sports personality on Instagram, only behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Kohli recently beat eight-time Ballon d”Or winner Lionel Messi on votes to clinch the Pubity Male Athlete Of The Year. Competing with the likes of Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, LeBron James, and Max Verstappen, Kohli claimed 78% of the votes while Messi received 28%.
Messi had claimed the Times Athlete of the Year. But Kohli”s win in the Pubity Male Athlete Of The Year shows his popularity across the globe.
