#2 MS Dhoni

Former Indian opener, MS Dhoni was the captain of the Indian team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. He has 32 million followers on Instagram. He is expected to be earning around INR 88 Lakhs per sponsored post on Instagram and around 1.3 crores for each video posted to promote the brands. He is currently the captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

#1 Virat Kohli

The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli is regarded as one of the best contemporary batsmen in the world. He has a massive number of followers on Instagram which is around 108 million. He is expected to be earning around INR 2 crores per sponsored post on Instagram and INR 3 crores per video promoting a brand. Virat is also the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).