US YouTuber Mrbeast invites Virat Kohli for collaboration amid IPL 2025; Fans ask Rohit Sharma instead of Rohit Sharma | Mint

Popular US YouTuber Mrbeast invited Indian cricket stalwart Virat Kohli for a collaboration Wednesday amid the continued Indian Premier League (IPL). The post on X soon became viral and received 124.1k views at the time of writing. MRBEAST, known for his 386 million subscribers on YouTube, is one of one of the most popular faces in social media and has already worked with some of the leading names in Sporting World, including former Manchester United and Real Madrid legend Cristiano Ronaldo. Kohli, who is one of the most consequent athletes worldwide, has yet to cooperate with MRBEAST. With IPL 2025 still on, MRBEASs dropped a post in which he personally invited the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). wrote MRBEAST. Kohli’s Instagram followers count up to 271 million. But this is not the first time MRBEAST, originally known as James Donaldson, wanted Kohli on his video. Earlier, during a podcast with Ranveer Allahbadia, the American YouTuber wanted to film a video with Kohli. “I wanted to film with Virat for the longest time. I know just as people worship here and love him,” Mrbeast said. A collaboration with the Global Icon Kohli would give a big boost in the viewer of MRBEAST on his YouTube channel. Fans are calling on MRBEAST to work with Rohit Sharma, but several fans also asked that Indian captain Rohit Sharma’s inclusion in a video with MRBEAST. “Please with the Indian team captain @imro45,” a user said. “Let Rohit Sharma turn the coin!” written another. Stay up to date with all the actions from the IPL 2025. Look at the IPL 2025 schedule, follow the latest IPL 2025 points table and follow the top performers with the orange cap and purple cap first published: 24 Apr 2025, 12:24 am Ist