Virat Kohli‘s superstardom has lengthy transcended the boundaries of the cricket pitch, establishing him as a world icon whose attain rivals the world’s most elite athletes. Whereas he stays a demigod in India, his affect overseas has seen an enormous surge, making him some of the adopted and recognizable figures throughout the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States.
Indian famous person Virat Kohli to hitch forces with Mr Beast?
This worldwide fame was as soon as once more was on a present when on January 5, 2026, when the world’s most-subscribed YouTuber, Mr Beast (Jimmy Donaldson), made a public plea to collaborate with the Indian legend. Throughout an unique interview with NDTV forward of the worldwide launch of Beast Video games Season 2, Donaldson seemed immediately into the digicam and mentioned, “Hey Virat Kohli, I’m attempting to movie with you.”
This isn’t the primary time the creator has reached out; he previously tweeted a similar request in early 2025, which went viral however remained unanswered. MrBeast highlighted that India is one in all his largest and most passionate viewers bases, and a crossover with Kohli, who has over 270 million Instagram followers, would seemingly break international viewership data. Followers are actually eagerly watching to see if the ‘King’ of cricket will lastly step into the world of high-stakes YouTube challenges.
MrBeast reacts to Indian followers and expresses his want to collaborate with King Virat Kohli 🔥
— Sarcasm (@sarcastic_us) January 5, 2026
Mr Beast video games Season 2 and the CarryMinati function
The timing of MrBeast’s enchantment coincides together with his large push into the Indian market by way of his Prime Video collection, Beast Video games. Throughout the identical interview, Donaldson formally confirmed that Indian YouTube icon CarryMinati (Ajey Nagar) will function within the second season of the present. Set to premiere on January 7, 2026, Beast Video games Season 2 will function 200 contestants, cut up into 100 of the world’s strongest and 100 of the neatest minds, battling for a historic $5 million prize. By together with CarryMinati, MrBeast is leveraging the localized ‘creator financial system’ to make sure his present resonates with the tens of millions of followers within the subcontinent. He famous that the brand new season has moved away from ‘random luck’ eliminations to extra skill-based challenges, aiming to make the huge money prize really feel really earned by the victor.
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Kohli’s home dominance and give attention to New Zealand ODIs
Whereas the digital world buzzes over a possible collaboration, Kohli’s instant precedence stays firmly on the cricket pitch as he prepares for India’s first worldwide task of 2026. After a sensational stint within the Vijay Hazare Trophy for Delhi, the place he silenced critics by smashing 131 towards Andhra Pradesh and a quick-fire 77 towards Gujarat, Kohli has opted out of the ultimate home match towards Railways to hitch the nationwide squad. He’ll enter the three-match ODI collection towards New Zealand, beginning January 11 in Vadodara, in red-hot type, having completed 2025 as India’s highest run-getter with 651 runs. Standing on the cusp of main profession milestones, together with turning into the quickest to 16,000 Record A runs, Kohli seems extra targeted on extending his record-breaking streak than his YouTube debut.
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