Every cricket fan has circled the date 9th April on their calendars as the start of the 14th edition of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL </a>is coming nearer with every passing day. After winning two titles in a row, the Mumbai Indians will be looking to complete a monumental hat-trick.

They aren’t just the most successful franchise in IPL history, but they are also the team with the highest following on social media. Teams are always looking up to increase their follower count on social media in order to increase their popularity and brand value.

Players are no different as even they want to increase their market value. Captaining an IPL team automatically brings a lot of fame and even followers and in the same manner, let&#8217;s take a look at the 5 most followed captains on social media

5. David Warner – 13.8 million followers

David Warner is one of the most famous Australian cricketers at present and is one of the most loved foreign cricketers by <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/more-mumbai-indians-there-you-go-michael-vaughan-and-zaheer-khan-suggest-team-indias-changes-for-the-series-decider/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indians.</a> He has often called Hyderabad his second home and given his brand of cricket to SRH franchise. Also, how he has been off the field, has made him quite a popular man.

He was one of few people who tried to maximize lockdown due to Covid-19 and his short videos on social media platforms went viral. His social media following increased tremendously during that period and even his daughters became quite popular in the process.

The SRH skipper has 5.8 million followers each on Instagram and Facebook, while on Twitter he has 2.2 million followers. The Sunrisers skipper is thus the 5th most followed IPL captain on social media and he will be looking to increase his popularity even more with an IPL trophy this season.

4. KL Rahul – 22 million followers

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/kl-rahuls-exclusion-does-not-send-a-signal-that-he-will-not-be-considered-for-the-t20-world-cup-rohit-sharma/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KL Rahul</a> is quite popular among youngsters at present because of his terrific batting on the field and even his good looks and style quotient off it. He is quite active on social media platforms and regularly posts different interesting things.

This will be his second season as captain in the league and he will look to improve on the 6th placed finish Punjab achieved last year. Given that it was just his debut season, there were obviously a few errors that he made, but he will surely learn from them and improve with passing game. He is also their most important player and scores the bulk of their runs.

He has 9.3 million followers on Instagram and 5.4 million on twitter. A further 7.3 million accounts follow him on Facebook and he is gaining loads of followers every day.

3. Rohit Sharma – 53.6 million followers

The gap between the fourth and third is quite a big one, and even if both Warner’s and KL Rahul’s followers are combined, it still wouldn’t be anywhere near <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/if-virat-kohli-opening-with-me-is-right-for-team-india-in-t20is-so-be-it-rohit-sharma/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rohit Sharma’s</a>. He is arguably the second-best Indian batsman of his generation, and thus it shouldn’t surprise anyone that he has so many followers.

He quite often comes up with funny captions and can even be seen trolling some of his teammates in their comments. Apart from being the third most followed IPL captain, he is also the most successful captain on the field having lifted the trophy on 5 occasions.

He has 18.5 million followers on Twitter and 17.8 million on Instagram. His Facebook account has 17.3 million followers and he is one of just two captains to have more than 10 million followers on all three platforms.

MS Dhoni is one of the most popular cricketers of all time, and the craze for him is almost unmatched. He is loved by fans all over the world for his down-to-earth personality as he never seems to be arrogant or overconfident regarding anything.

He has had a great career on the field having won all three of the ICC trophies as captain. He is second on the list of most capped Indian players having represented his country on more than 530 occasions. The 39-year-old captained India more than 300 times and leads the table for that stat.

Dhoni has a stunning 30.6 million followers on Instagram, 8.1 million on Twitter and 25 million on Facebook. Despite being fairly inactive on his accounts, he still boasts a huge follower count showing how big he is.

The Indian captain’s brand value is among the highest in the world at present when it comes to athletes. Even if the follower count of every other captain on this list was added, it would still not surpass Virat Kohli’s, showing how big he is in the sporting world and not just the cricketing world.

A player’s following off the field depends on how he performs on the field and given that he is the world’s best cricketer, it shouldn’t be a surprise. He has scored 22609 runs in 431 games for India while averaging more than 55. Even in the IPL, he has scored 5878 runs in 192 games and is the highest run-scorer in the history of the league.

The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/which-is-more-rewarding-rcb-or-quetta-dale-steyn-ducks-a-controversial-question-with-a-funny-response/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RCB </a>captain has 104 million followers on Instagram and the only athletes ahead of him on this app are world-famous footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Neymar. He has a further 41 million followers on Twitter and 43 million on Facebook, and he will be hoping to achieve similar dominance with RCB on the field in the 14th edition of the league.

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Every cricket fan has circled the date 9th April on their calendars as the start of the 14th edition of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL </a>is coming nearer with every passing day. After winning two titles in a row, the Mumbai Indians will be looking to complete a monumental hat-trick.
They aren’t just the most successful franchise in IPL history, but they are also the team with the highest following on social media. Teams are always looking up to increase their follower count on social media in order to increase their popularity and brand value.
Players are no different as even they want to increase their market value. Captaining an IPL team automatically brings a lot of fame and even followers and in the same manner, let’s take a look at the 5 most followed captains on social media
<h3>5. David Warner – 13.8 million followers</h3>
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David Warner is one of the most famous Australian cricketers at present and is one of the most loved foreign cricketers by <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/more-mumbai-indians-there-you-go-michael-vaughan-and-zaheer-khan-suggest-team-indias-changes-for-the-series-decider/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indians.</a> He has often called Hyderabad his second home and given his brand of cricket to SRH franchise. Also, how he has been off the field, has made him quite a popular man.
He was one of few people who tried to maximize lockdown due to Covid-19 and his short videos on social media platforms went viral. His social media following increased tremendously during that period and even his daughters became quite popular in the process.
The SRH skipper has 5.8 million followers each on Instagram and Facebook, while on Twitter he has 2.2 million followers. The Sunrisers skipper is thus the 5th most followed IPL captain on social media and he will be looking to increase his popularity even more with an IPL trophy this season.

<h3>4. KL Rahul – 22 million followers</h3>
<amp-img class="size-full wp-image-497097 aligncenter" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/KL.png" alt width="700" height="700" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/kl-rahuls-exclusion-does-not-send-a-signal-that-he-will-not-be-considered-for-the-t20-world-cup-rohit-sharma/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KL Rahul</a> is quite popular among youngsters at present because of his terrific batting on the field and even his good looks and style quotient off it. He is quite active on social media platforms and regularly posts different interesting things.
This will be his second season as captain in the league and he will look to improve on the 6th placed finish Punjab achieved last year. Given that it was just his debut season, there were obviously a few errors that he made, but he will surely learn from them and improve with passing game. He is also their most important player and scores the bulk of their runs.
He has 9.3 million followers on Instagram and 5.4 million on twitter. A further 7.3 million accounts follow him on Facebook and he is gaining loads of followers every day.

<h3>3. Rohit Sharma – 53.6 million followers</h3>
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The gap between the fourth and third is quite a big one, and even if both Warner’s and KL Rahul’s followers are combined, it still wouldn’t be anywhere near <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/if-virat-kohli-opening-with-me-is-right-for-team-india-in-t20is-so-be-it-rohit-sharma/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rohit Sharma’s</a>. He is arguably the second-best Indian batsman of his generation, and thus it shouldn’t surprise anyone that he has so many followers.
He quite often comes up with funny captions and can even be seen trolling some of his teammates in their comments. Apart from being the third most followed IPL captain, he is also the most successful captain on the field having lifted the trophy on 5 occasions.
He has 18.5 million followers on Twitter and 17.8 million on Instagram. His Facebook account has 17.3 million followers and he is one of just two captains to have more than 10 million followers on all three platforms.

<h3>2. MS Dhoni – 63.7 million followers</h3>
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MS Dhoni is one of the most popular cricketers of all time, and the craze for him is almost unmatched. He is loved by fans all over the world for his down-to-earth personality as he never seems to be arrogant or overconfident regarding anything.
He has had a great career on the field having won all three of the ICC trophies as captain. He is second on the list of most capped Indian players having represented his country on more than 530 occasions. The 39-year-old captained India more than 300 times and leads the table for that stat.
Dhoni has a stunning 30.6 million followers on Instagram, 8.1 million on Twitter and 25 million on Facebook. Despite being fairly inactive on his accounts, he still boasts a huge follower count showing how big he is.

<h3>1. Virat Kohli – 188 million followers</h3>
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The Indian captain’s brand value is among the highest in the world at present when it comes to athletes. Even if the follower count of every other captain on this list was added, it would still not surpass Virat Kohli’s, showing how big he is in the sporting world and not just the cricketing world.
A player’s following off the field depends on how he performs on the field and given that he is the world’s best cricketer, it shouldn’t be a surprise. He has scored 22609 runs in 431 games for India while averaging more than 55. Even in the IPL, he has scored 5878 runs in 192 games and is the highest run-scorer in the history of the league.
The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/which-is-more-rewarding-rcb-or-quetta-dale-steyn-ducks-a-controversial-question-with-a-funny-response/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RCB </a>captain has 104 million followers on Instagram and the only athletes ahead of him on this app are world-famous footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Neymar. He has a further 41 million followers on Twitter and 43 million on Facebook, and he will be hoping to achieve similar dominance with RCB on the field in the 14th edition of the league.

<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-497760" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/H12.png" alt width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px">
Every cricket fan has circled the date 9th April on their calendars as the start of the 14th edition of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL </a>is coming nearer with every passing day. After winning two titles in a row, the Mumbai Indians will be looking to complete a monumental hat-trick.
They aren’t just the most successful franchise in IPL history, but they are also the team with the highest following on social media. Teams are always looking up to increase their follower count on social media in order to increase their popularity and brand value.
Players are no different as even they want to increase their market value. Captaining an IPL team automatically brings a lot of fame and even followers and in the same manner, let&#8217;s take a look at the 5 most followed captains on social media
<h3>5. David Warner – 13.8 million followers</h3>
<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-497096 aligncenter" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/DAVID-WARNER.png" alt width="700" height="700" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">
David Warner is one of the most famous Australian cricketers at present and is one of the most loved foreign cricketers by <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/more-mumbai-indians-there-you-go-michael-vaughan-and-zaheer-khan-suggest-team-indias-changes-for-the-series-decider/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indians.</a> He has often called Hyderabad his second home and given his brand of cricket to SRH franchise. Also, how he has been off the field, has made him quite a popular man.
He was one of few people who tried to maximize lockdown due to Covid-19 and his short videos on social media platforms went viral. His social media following increased tremendously during that period and even his daughters became quite popular in the process.
The SRH skipper has 5.8 million followers each on Instagram and Facebook, while on Twitter he has 2.2 million followers. The Sunrisers skipper is thus the 5th most followed IPL captain on social media and he will be looking to increase his popularity even more with an IPL trophy this season.

<h3>4. KL Rahul – 22 million followers</h3>
<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-497097 aligncenter" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/KL.png" alt width="700" height="700" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/kl-rahuls-exclusion-does-not-send-a-signal-that-he-will-not-be-considered-for-the-t20-world-cup-rohit-sharma/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KL Rahul</a> is quite popular among youngsters at present because of his terrific batting on the field and even his good looks and style quotient off it. He is quite active on social media platforms and regularly posts different interesting things.
This will be his second season as captain in the league and he will look to improve on the 6th placed finish Punjab achieved last year. Given that it was just his debut season, there were obviously a few errors that he made, but he will surely learn from them and improve with passing game. He is also their most important player and scores the bulk of their runs.
He has 9.3 million followers on Instagram and 5.4 million on twitter. A further 7.3 million accounts follow him on Facebook and he is gaining loads of followers every day.

<h3>3. Rohit Sharma – 53.6 million followers</h3>
<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-497099 aligncenter" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/RH.png" alt width="700" height="700" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">
The gap between the fourth and third is quite a big one, and even if both Warner’s and KL Rahul’s followers are combined, it still wouldn’t be anywhere near <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/if-virat-kohli-opening-with-me-is-right-for-team-india-in-t20is-so-be-it-rohit-sharma/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rohit Sharma’s</a>. He is arguably the second-best Indian batsman of his generation, and thus it shouldn’t surprise anyone that he has so many followers.
He quite often comes up with funny captions and can even be seen trolling some of his teammates in their comments. Apart from being the third most followed IPL captain, he is also the most successful captain on the field having lifted the trophy on 5 occasions.
He has 18.5 million followers on Twitter and 17.8 million on Instagram. His Facebook account has 17.3 million followers and he is one of just two captains to have more than 10 million followers on all three platforms.

<h3>2. MS Dhoni – 63.7 million followers</h3>
<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-497098 aligncenter" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/MSD.png" alt width="700" height="700" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">
MS Dhoni is one of the most popular cricketers of all time, and the craze for him is almost unmatched. He is loved by fans all over the world for his down-to-earth personality as he never seems to be arrogant or overconfident regarding anything.
He has had a great career on the field having won all three of the ICC trophies as captain. He is second on the list of most capped Indian players having represented his country on more than 530 occasions. The 39-year-old captained India more than 300 times and leads the table for that stat.
Dhoni has a stunning 30.6 million followers on Instagram, 8.1 million on Twitter and 25 million on Facebook. Despite being fairly inactive on his accounts, he still boasts a huge follower count showing how big he is.

<h3>1. Virat Kohli – 188 million followers</h3>
<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-497101 aligncenter" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/VK.png" alt width="700" height="700" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">
The Indian captain’s brand value is among the highest in the world at present when it comes to athletes. Even if the follower count of every other captain on this list was added, it would still not surpass Virat Kohli’s, showing how big he is in the sporting world and not just the cricketing world.
A player’s following off the field depends on how he performs on the field and given that he is the world’s best cricketer, it shouldn’t be a surprise. He has scored 22609 runs in 431 games for India while averaging more than 55. Even in the IPL, he has scored 5878 runs in 192 games and is the highest run-scorer in the history of the league.
The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/which-is-more-rewarding-rcb-or-quetta-dale-steyn-ducks-a-controversial-question-with-a-funny-response/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RCB </a>captain has 104 million followers on Instagram and the only athletes ahead of him on this app are world-famous footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Neymar. He has a further 41 million followers on Twitter and 43 million on Facebook, and he will be hoping to achieve similar dominance with RCB on the field in the 14th edition of the league.

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IPL: 5 most followed captains on social media

There are several skippers of the IPL franchise who enjoy a great fandom on and off the field in terms of social media followers.