Virender Sehwag celebrates 1 crore followers on Twitter

Ever since retirement, India’s favourite big hitter Virender Sehwag has been hitting sixes on Twitter through his humorous tweets. And his popularity on the social media website is only growing with each tweet that he posts. On Tuesday, he achieved an off-field milestone when he touched 10 million followers mark on Twitter. Sehwag celebrated the moment with a short boomerang video where he shows his ten fingers to denote the 10-million followers.

Sehwag joined Twitter in 2009 and since then has enjoyed instant popularity. He doesn’t like to mince his words and often gives his opinion on everything around, from cricket to domestic and international politics but mostly in witty and humorous way. His witty one-liners, takes on current issues and quick videos have made him a very famous figure and he has not let his fans down.

Celebrated the feat with a special tweet 

Sehwag, one of the famous members of the Fab 5 of Indian cricket is now on No. 2 in terms of followers with his former opening partner, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar leading the chart with 16.1 million followers. “Thank you to all 1 crore of you for making me #TwitterCrorepati .10 million thanks to all you wonderful people. Love,” Sehwag tweeted.

Thank you to all 1 crore of you for making me #TwitterCrorepati .10 million thanks to all you wonderful people. Love . pic.twitter.com/fOkXtznsgK

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 23, 2017

All in good humour Sehwag has taken digs at senior batsmen and his former teammates, and has not even spared Sachin Tendulkar. However, has also has landed in controversies often, over a few social and political issues.

His recent tweet which had fans laughing in splits 

Only recently, he shared his mantra for a happy marriage on Twitter and had Twitterati laughing their hearts out. He posted a picture of him, watching an IPL match on his phone, while he is also accompanying his wife to the movie!

“Main bhi khush, Biwi bhi khush”, he tweeted!

A happy wife means a happy Life. In a theatre ,watching match as wife watches a movie. Main bhi khush, Biwi bhi khush.
Simple joys.#MIvRPS pic.twitter.com/JulwjdzSe8

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 16, 2017