Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Dhoni, Novak Djokovic are among many other athletes who got the GOAT title on the microblogging platform “Twitter”.
The emoji of the animal made fans go frenzy when they saw it beside the names of Kohli, Messi, Dhoni, Rohit Novak and other celebrities.
Former Indian Skipper Virat Kohli entered Twitter’s GOAT Club along with some of the biggest sportspeople. The emoji was first awarded to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi before expanding to Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Here’s how the fans reacted to Virat Kohli getting the GOAT emoji
Sachin Tendulkar who’s regarded as the God of Cricket also got this emoji. Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni are the other two cricketers who got the emoji. Right now, Rohit Sharma is the skipper of all the three formats of the Indian cricket team having 3 double centuries in this format. MS Dhoni is regarded as the most successful captain with three IPL trophies and his IPL team CSK has four trophies attached to the name.
American gymnast Simone Biles becomes the first female athlete to get her custom hashtag emoji for being a GOAT. “Witness greatness Tweet with greatness,” wrote the social media giant. Twitter bestowed a special acknowledgement to Biles with custom emoji that depicts “Yes, the greatest of all time!”
Rafael Nadal earlier made history when he clinched his 21st Grand Slam title in the Australian Open, making him the only male player in the history of the game with the most Grand Slam accolades.
The football fanatics are super excited since the most talked-about rivals of the game Ronaldo- Messi have also received the GOAT title.
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