India: Top 50 Sports Instagram Influencers

As of September 2026, infloo tracks 202 Instagram creators in India in the Sports category. Among the 50 largest by followers, the median engagement rate is 4.50% (middle half: 1.98–8.49%), and the median account has 3.4M followers. Over 1M followers: 50 of 50. Highest engagement: @rinkukumar12 (39.50%), @krunalpandya_official (34.17%), @mayankagarawal (26.23%).

Creators tracked: 202
Median ER (top 50): 4.50%
Middle half of ER (top 50): 1.98–8.49%
Median followers (top 50): 3.4M
Data as of: September 2026

#	Instagram Account	Categories	Number of followers	Audience Engagement (ER)	User's Country	User's City	Check Fake Followers
1	1 Yuvraj Singh @yuvisofficial Followers: 20,837,196 • ER: 0.93% Mumbai Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 20,837,196	ER 0.93%	Country	City Mumbai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
2	2 MOHAMMAD SHAMI @mdshami.11 Followers: 15,711,749 • ER: 3.43% Amroha Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 15,711,749	ER 3.43%	Country	City Amroha	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
3	3 Shreyas Iyer @shreyasiyer96 Followers: 14,588,538 • ER: 1.98% Mumbai Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Basketball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Political Leaders Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Basketball	Followers 14,588,538	ER 1.98%	Country	City Mumbai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
4	4 Gautam @gautamgambhir55 Followers: 11,001,331 • ER: 2.61% New Delhi Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 11,001,331	ER 2.61%	Country	City New Delhi	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
5	5 Yuzvendra Chahal @yuzi_chahal23 Followers: 10,652,292 • ER: 2.43% Bengaluru Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 10,652,292	ER 2.43%	Country	City Bengaluru	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
6	6 Neeraj Chopra @neeraj____chopra Followers: 9,295,919 • ER: 1.47% Patiāla Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 9,295,919	ER 1.47%	Country	City Patiāla	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
7	7 Star Sports India @starsportsindia Followers: 8,610,491 • ER: 0.06% Bengaluru Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 8,610,491	ER 0.06%	Country	City Bengaluru	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
8	8 Ishan Kishan @ishankishan23 Followers: 8,008,132 • ER: 9.16% Bengaluru Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 8,008,132	ER 9.16%	Country	City Bengaluru	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
9	9 Sunil Chhetri @chetri_sunil11 Followers: 7,738,530 • ER: 2.66% Bengaluru Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball	Followers 7,738,530	ER 2.66%	Country	City Bengaluru	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
10	10 Muhammad Ali @muhammadali Followers: 7,409,366 • ER: 0.15% Football & Soccer Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Martial Arts Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Martial Arts	Followers 7,409,366	ER 0.15%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
11	11 Irfan Pathan @irfanpathan_official Followers: 5,839,101 • ER: 1.13% Vadodara Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports	Followers 5,839,101	ER 1.13%	Country	City Vadodara	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
12	12 Séan Garnier\| World Champion @seanfreestyle Followers: 5,554,674 • ER: 0.1% Dubai Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 5,554,674	ER 0.1%	Country	City Dubai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
13	13 Ajinkya Rahane @ajinkyarahane Followers: 5,434,440 • ER: 2.22% Mumbai Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 5,434,440	ER 2.22%	Country	City Mumbai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
14	14 Ashwin @rashwin99 Followers: 5,374,551 • ER: 4.5% Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 5,374,551	ER 4.5%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
15	15 Bhuvneshwar Kumar @imbhuvi Followers: 5,360,683 • ER: 18.46% Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports	Followers 5,360,683	ER 18.46%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
16	16 Yashasvi Jaiswal @yashasvijaiswal28 Followers: 5,116,314 • ER: 6.56% Mumbai Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 5,116,314	ER 6.56%	Country	City Mumbai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
17	17 Yusuf Shaikh @yusufbmx Followers: 5,114,801 • ER: 0% Wrestling Sports Cycling Powerlifting Gymnastics Skateboarding Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Wrestling Sports Cycling Powerlifting Gymnastics Skateboarding	Followers 5,114,801	ER 0%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
18	18 F A F D U P L E S S I S @fafdup Followers: 4,955,242 • ER: 4.42% Cape Town Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Cricket Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Cricket	Followers 4,955,242	ER 4.42%	Country	City Cape Town	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
19	19 Seth Rollins @wwerollins Followers: 4,941,333 • ER: 1.55% Davenport Football & Soccer Handball Boxing Wrestling Sports Cricket Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Boxing Wrestling Sports Cricket	Followers 4,941,333	ER 1.55%	Country	City Davenport	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
20	20 Rinku 🧿🇮🇳 @rinkukumar12 Followers: 4,924,502 • ER: 39.5% Kolkata Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 4,924,502	ER 39.5%	Country	City Kolkata	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
21	21 Gujarat Titans @gujarat_titans Followers: 4,832,064 • ER: 0% Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 4,832,064	ER 0%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
22	22 Shreyanka Patil @shreyanka_patil31 Followers: 4,560,144 • ER: 13.03% Bengaluru Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby	Followers 4,560,144	ER 13.03%	Country	City Bengaluru	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
23	23 sc0ut @scoutop Followers: 4,377,798 • ER: 4.92% Mumbai Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 4,377,798	ER 4.92%	Country	City Mumbai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
24	24 Dinesh Karthik @dk00019 Followers: 3,896,699 • ER: 5.97% City of London Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Golf Rugby Hockey Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Golf Rugby Hockey	Followers 3,896,699	ER 5.97%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
25	25 Jos Buttler @josbuttler Followers: 3,459,125 • ER: 1.35% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 3,459,125	ER 1.35%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
26	26 Techno @ujjwalgamer Followers: 3,353,608 • ER: 6.72% Delhi Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Baseball Gaming Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Baseball Gaming	Followers 3,353,608	ER 6.72%	Country	City Delhi	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
27	27 Jay Shah @jayshah220988 Followers: 3,265,148 • ER: 7.75% Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Cricket Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Cricket	Followers 3,265,148	ER 7.75%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
28	28 Kane Williamson @kane_s_w Followers: 3,255,148 • ER: 8.14% Christchurch Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Cricket Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Cricket	Followers 3,255,148	ER 8.14%	Country	City Christchurch	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
29	29 Axar Patel @akshar.patel Followers: 3,121,572 • ER: 4.6% Nadiād Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 3,121,572	ER 4.6%	Country	City Nadiād	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
30	30 Ben Stokes @stokesy Followers: 3,037,693 • ER: 2.61% Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 3,037,693	ER 2.61%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
31	31 Krunal Himanshu Pandya @krunalpandya_official Followers: 3,023,900 • ER: 34.17% Mumbai Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 3,023,900	ER 34.17%	Country	City Mumbai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
32	32 muhammed riswan @riswan_freestyle Followers: 2,651,234 • ER: 6.96% Kozhikode Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Tennis Cricket Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Tennis Cricket	Followers 2,651,234	ER 6.96%	Country	City Kozhikode	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
33	33 TONI KROOS ACADEMY @toni.kr8s_academy Followers: 2,588,016 • ER: 0.26% Köln Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Kids Sports Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Kids Sports Baseball	Followers 2,588,016	ER 0.26%	Country	City Köln	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
34	34 Washington Sundar @washisundar555 Followers: 2,439,464 • ER: 8.45% Chennai Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 2,439,464	ER 8.45%	Country	City Chennai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
35	35 Circle of Cricket @circleofcricket Followers: 2,437,488 • ER: 0.48% Chikballapur Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 2,437,488	ER 0.48%	Country	City Chikballapur	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
36	36 Yusuf Pathan @yusuf_pathan Followers: 2,358,628 • ER: 0% Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Hockey Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Hockey	Followers 2,358,628	ER 0%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
37	37 Devdutt Padikkal @devpadikkal19 Followers: 2,325,935 • ER: 24.82% Bengaluru Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 2,325,935	ER 24.82%	Country	City Bengaluru	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
38	38 Umesh Yaadav @umeshyaadav Followers: 2,324,702 • ER: 2.53% Nagpur Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 2,324,702	ER 2.53%	Country	City Nagpur	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
39	39 Harleen Deol @deol.harleen304 Followers: 2,294,003 • ER: 9.93% Bengaluru Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Basketball Golf Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Basketball Golf Rugby	Followers 2,294,003	ER 9.93%	Country	City Bengaluru	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
40	40 Cheteshwar Pujara @cheteshwar_pujara Followers: 2,264,995 • ER: 3.17% Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 2,264,995	ER 3.17%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
41	41 Lauren Bell 💛 @l.belll_ Followers: 2,217,690 • ER: 13.4% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Golf Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Golf Rugby	Followers 2,217,690	ER 13.4%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
42	42 shivam dube @dubeshivam Followers: 2,167,123 • ER: 8.49% Mumbai Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 2,167,123	ER 8.49%	Country	City Mumbai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
43	43 Shane Watson @srwatson33 Followers: 2,083,454 • ER: 0% Football & Soccer Handball Sports Rugby Cricket Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Rugby Cricket Baseball	Followers 2,083,454	ER 0%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
44	44 JEREMY HUTCHINS @jeremyhutchins Followers: 2,038,041 • ER: 2.81% Funny Videos Boxing Wrestling Sports Gymnastics Kids Sports Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Funny Videos Boxing Wrestling Sports Gymnastics Kids Sports	Followers 2,038,041	ER 2.81%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
45	45 Mayank Agarawal @mayankagarawal Followers: 1,967,211 • ER: 26.23% Bengaluru Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby Baseball	Followers 1,967,211	ER 26.23%	Country	City Bengaluru	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
46	46 Branko Ivankovic @ivankovic_branko Followers: 1,962,635 • ER: 0% Politics Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby	Followers 1,962,635	ER 0%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
47	47 Ishant Sharma @ishant.sharma29 Followers: 1,866,256 • ER: 11.39% Varanasi Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 1,866,256	ER 11.39%	Country	City Varanasi	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
48	48 Sport360 @sport360 Followers: 1,751,916 • ER: 0.49% Dubai Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 1,751,916	ER 0.49%	Country	City Dubai	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
49	49 Neeraj Goyat @neeraj_goyat Followers: 1,705,835 • ER: 5.1% Yamunānagar Football & Soccer Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Baseball	Followers 1,705,835	ER 5.1%	Country	City Yamunānagar	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
50	50 SARFARAZ KHAN @sarfarazkhan97 Followers: 1,698,975 • ER: 23.03% Bengaluru Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 1,698,975	ER 23.03%	Country	City Bengaluru	Check Fake Followers Get contacts

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Frequently asked questions

Who are the top Sports Instagram influencers in India?

By followers: @yuvisofficial (20.8M), @mdshami.11 (15.7M), @shreyasiyer96 (14.6M). By engagement rate: @rinkukumar12 (39.50%), @krunalpandya_official (34.17%), @mayankagarawal (26.23%). Data: infloo, September 2026.

What is a typical engagement rate for Sports influencers in India?

The median is 4.50%; half of the 50 largest creators by followers fall between 1.98% and 8.49%. Data: infloo, September 2026.

How many Sports Instagram influencers does infloo track in India?

202 as of September 2026. The ranking shows 50 of them, sorted by followers.

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