India’s star cricketer Virat Kohli’s Instagram account was restored on Friday morning after mysteriously disappearing overnight, triggering confusion and speculation among his 274 million followers.
The sudden disappearance of Kohli’s profile sparked widespread discussion across social media, with fans posting worried messages and memes while debating possible reasons behind the blackout. However, neither Kohli nor his management team has issued an official clarification on whether the deactivation was intentional or the result of a technical glitch.
Interestingly, the Instagram account of Kohli’s brother, Vikas Kohli, was also found to be deactivated around the same time. While Virat Kohli’s account was back online by morning, his brother’s profile remained inactive at the time of writing.
Kohli, who is currently active only in One Day Internationals (ODIs), remains one of the most prolific batters in international cricket. He has scored 28,215 international runs at an impressive average of 52.73 across formats, including 85 centuries.
He recently surpassed Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara to become the second-highest run-scorer in international cricket and continues to chase several all-time records held by Sachin Tendulkar, who leads the charts with 34,357 runs and 100 international centuries.
