Why Did Virat Kohli Remove His Instagram Posts? Star Batter Finally Explains

RCB opener Virat Kohli recently took down all promotional posts from his Instagram homepage. During a fun chat on RCB’s show with Mr. Nags, hosted by Danish Sait, Kohli said he felt it was time for a reset on his social media, which is why he made the change.

Mr. Nags: Now that you’ve won the Champions Trophy and the World Cup, have your brand endorsements gone up?

Virat Kohli: Yes!

Mr. Nags: Is that why you’ve hidden all your old promotional posts?

Virat Kohli: I’m in a pretty interesting phase with social media. Right now, I don’t feel like engaging too much. I think it definitely needs a reset.

Despite the rumours, Virat Kohli didn’t delete his ad posts he just removed them from his Instagram homepage. The posts are still there, especially the reels, they just don’t show up on his main grid anymore.

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Kohli and Salt Fuel RCB’s Rise to Third Place on the Points Table

On the cricket side, Kohli has been doing really well for RCB. He’s RCB top scorer with 248 runs in six matches, averaging 62. He’s already hit three fifties and has a strike rate of 143.35. He’s also one of the top contenders for the Orange Cap this season.

Virat Kohli has been praising his explosive opening partner, Phil Salt, who’s been in top form with a strike rate of 185.71. The English batter has already scored 208 runs in six matches.

In RCB’s last game against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, Kohli played a match-winning knock of 62* in the run chase. RCB are currently sitting third on the points table with four wins from six games. Their next match is on April 18 against Shreyas Iyer’s Punjab Kings at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.