This is an archive article published on October 23, 2023

Cricket World Cup: More people tuned in to watch Virat Kohli’s masterclass vs New Zealand than Messi-Mbappe FIFA World Cup final

With 4.3 crore (43 million) concurrent viewers, the India vs New Zealand went past the FIFA World Cup 2022 final played between Argentina and France, which has 3.2 crore viewers in India.

Virat Kohli (left) plays a shot against New Zealand in Dharamsala; Lionel Messi after winning the FIFA World Cup final on Qatar.

By: Sports Desk

2 min readOct 23, 2023 10:57 AM IST First published on: Oct 23, 2023 at 10:57 AM IST

The masterclass of Virat Kohli at Dharamsala between India and New Zealand match has made the most watched online sports event in the entire world.

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It helped Disney+Hotstar garnered 4.3 crore (43 million), which is the highest concurrent views in the world.

“Déjà woohoo! Another record-breaking performance by all of us! Time for a hat-trick?” shared Disney+ Hotstar on X.

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At the same time, it also smashed the record of the most concurrent viewership in India. The FIFA World Cup final 2022 final featuring Lionel Messi’s Argentina and Kylian Mbappe’s France had 3.2 crore (32 millions) viewers in India via the JioCinema app.