Virat Kohli surpasses Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni on Twitter

New Delhi: Indian Test captain Virat Kohli on Sunday thanked his growing fan base, which has taken his Twitter following to 8 million.

The 26-year-old batsman, who recently enjoyed his first Test series win as captain after leading India to a 2-1 victory over Sri Lanka, saw his following on twitter grow to 8.01 million and the Delhi boy was quick to acknowledge the love of his fans.

Kohli wrote on his Twitter handle,

Interestingly cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has 7.73 million fans following him on Twitter while ODI skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has 4.52 million Twitter followers. (Photos: Screengrab)