Most Loved XI: Combined XI from Men's and Women's Cricket

Cricket is one of the most popular sports in the world and in its success, cricketers have played an enormous role. Their diligence has earned the sport a great many supporters around the world. These fans give a boost to the sport with their support and love. However, it’s never easy to earn fans for any cricketer. A player requires skills and perseverance to prove himself in the sport to get respect and support from fans. 

Legends such as Sunil Gavaskar, Allan Border, Ian Botham, and Imran Khan did hard work during their careers and made it into the list of cricketing legends. With their performances, they uplifted the standards of cricket and resided in the hearts of supporters. Following these legends, some other players also took the popularity of the sport to an unprecedented level. Their contribution got recognised among passionate cricket lovers and in return these cricketers became the most loved cricketers in the world.

Here are the most-loved combined XI among men’s and women’s cricketers

1. Smriti Mandhana

Smriti Mandhana is the vice-captain of India’s women's team. Noting her efficiency for the side in the last 10 years, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) gave her the responsibility to be the deputy of captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Playing international cricket since 2013, the left-handed opener has helped India pocket a lot of matches.

Her spectacular batting performances got her a lot of popularity among Indian cricket team supporters. The southpaw is one of the most loved Indian cricketers and her followers on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram corroborate the fact. Currently, she is the most followed woman cricketer on social media platforms with 14.8 million supporters.

On Instagram, she has 7.9 million supporters while on Facebook, the opener has 6.9 million followers. No other woman cricketer is a challenge to her when it comes to popularity among fans. The adept India opener has surpassed her colleagues as well in terms of fan bases and is well and truly one of the most liked woman cricketers in the world.