Cricket is one of the most beautiful sports in the World. Previously not many countries used to play cricket. However, after the invention of the shorter format of cricket, many countries are now opting to play this sport. The T20 Leagues all over the World are getting huge popularity because of its entertainment value. Slowly, the market of cricket is expanding and it is now not only limited within 10 countries. It is certainly a positive side of the sport.
In this age of Social Media, all the teams are trying to interact with their fans. The teams post the images and videos of the cricketers in social media handles on a daily basis. During the lockdown period, Cricket was also stopped just like all other Sports. At that time, the players have tried to keep in touch with their fans through social media handles. So, the importance of social media is immense in the current scenario. Facebook and Twitter have been two popular social media handles since 2010. However, currently, Instagram is getting very much popular amongst the youngsters. Here, we will try to find out five most-followed International teams in social media.
5. England:
England is currently playing an exciting brand of cricket in all 3 formats. Recently they have won the 50 overs World Cup in 2019 after 44 years. It has been a great achievement for the English cricketers to achieve this feat for their country after the wait of 44 long years. England has beaten New Zealand in the final in a very dramatic manner. England Cricket Team has been followed by a total of 7M people all over the World. In Twitter, they have been followed by 895K while their followers in Instagram are 1.4M. They have 4.5M followers on Facebook at this moment.
4. Australia:
Australian Cricket Team have always maintained their class and that’s why they have a huge fan following all over the World. They have overall 8.9M followers in social media handles. They have 1.1M followers on Twitter, 1.2M followers in Instagram and 6.6M followers on Facebook.
3. Pakistan:
Pakistan has always been admired in Cricket World for their pace bowling attack. They are the most unpredictable side and on their own day, they can beat any team in this World. However, consistency has always been an issue for them. Pakistan Cricket Team has a total of 11.1M followers in social media handles. In Twitter, they have 2.6M followers, while in Instagram they have 1.1M followers. In Facebook, there are 7.4M followers of Pakistan Cricket Team.
2. Bangladesh:
Bangladesh is rising as the Giant killers of World Cricket in recent years. They have a total of 16.3M followers in all social media handles. In Twitter, they are followed by 2.5M people while in Instagram they have 1.6M followers. In Facebook, 12.2M people follow Bangladesh Cricket Team.
1. India:
India is undoubtedly the most followed Cricket team all over the World. They have a total of 54.2M followers in all social media handles. In Twitter, they have 12.2M followers while they are followed by 13.4M people on Instagram. They have 28.6M followers on Facebook.
