Top 5 most-followed current cricketers on Twitter

Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: Twitter) In this technology era, social media is playing the biggest part of our lives. From the moment we start our day to the moment it ends, people are uploading each and every information on their social media accounts and it is a great platform to communicate with one another. Almost all our favourite stars update their everyday life into their social media accounts and cricketers are no different to that. Some interact with their fans and some update their daily information using these social networking sites. Twitter stands as one of the most powerful tools of communication among all the social media platforms. In India, a country where cricket is a religion and cricketers are demigods, the cricketers across all over the globe enjoy a massive fan base from India. Here is a list of top 5 current Indian cricketers, who are most followed on Twitter: – 1) Hardik Pandya (5.6M Followers) The Indian fast bowling allrounder is a synonym for the word controversy. Be his funky hairstyles or the ‘Koffee with Karan’ show, he will be always in the trending news apart to his cricketing skills. He also has great following in the social media with 5.6M followers on his Twitter handle. Recently, Hardik and his wife Natasa Stankovic were blessed with a baby boy and the duo shared their happiness on their social media accounts. Hardik, who is a part of Mumbai Indians squad, left his wife and his newborn son at his home and flied to the UAE. In the tournament opener Hardik got a good start with the bat as he hit 2 consecutive sixes against Jadeja but fail to convert his good start. The dashing allrounder has 5.6M followers on Twitter, 13.7M followers on Instagram and 4M followers on his Facebook page making a total count of 23.3M followers in all his social media handles. 2) Ravi Ashwin (9.7M Followers) The Chennai mystery spinner came into limelight through the IPL and had gained an immense popularity on social media. He is an active user of the social media accounts and often communicates with his fans when he has the time to do. He also puts his thoughts for the matches happening across the globe on his Twitter account and is an active member on the micro-blogging site. Fans are still trolling him for his Mankanding act against Jos Buttler during the last IPL season and he sometimes trolls back them hilariously. The Indian off spinner has 9.7M followers on Twitter, 2.2M followers on Instagram and 2.5M followers on his Facebook page making a total count of 14.4M followers in all his social media handles. 3) Harbhajan Singh (10.6M Followers) Although Harbhajan Singh is currently not a member of the Indian cricket team and is nowhere near to a national selection, he his 3rd in the list as he has not retired from international cricket and been regular in IPL till last season. He was supposed to be part of Chennai Super Kings squad in this IPL but drew himself out due to personal reasons. Harbhajan, who is currently serving a quality time with his family at his home is an active social media user and often interacts with his fans using the current technology. He also shares some cute photos of his daughter and often shares some funny memes on his Instagram handle. The Indian World Cup hero has 10.6M followers on Twitter, 4.2M followers on Instagram and 6.5M followers on his Facebook page making a total count of 21.3M followers in all his social media handles. 4) Rohit Sharma (17.3M Followers) The skipper of the Mumbai Indians franchise and the vice-captain of the Indian limited-overs team will stand second in the list with 17.3M followers on his Twitter handle. He is currently one of the best white-ball batsmen and Team India’s first choice opener in all three formats of the game. The 5-time IPL champion is an active member on social media and openly supports animal welfare campaigns. He also posts some adorable pics of his daughter Samaira and they often goes trending on social media. In the recent lockdown, Rohit was quite active on social media and did some live chats with Yuvraj Singh, David Warner and some others. The tremendous Indian opener has 17.3M followers on Twitter, 15.6M followers on Instagram and 10M followers on his Facebook page making a total count of 42.9M followers on all his social media handles. 5. Virat Kohli (38M Followers) Virat Kohli is the most followed cricketer in the world and also among the top-followed athletes across the globe. Whatever be the content of his post, it goes viral in this cricket loving country. He is currently the King of Cricket and his ability to score tons of runs have made millions of followers around the world to follow him. Virat Kohli, who is married to Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, becomes the talk of the town when he posts some loveable photos with his companion. Recently when he shared that he and Anushka are expecting a child in January, the Instagram post gained 15.3M likes and became the most-liked celebrity post. Such is the popularity of this man and no cricketer is even near to him. Kohli, who is anticipated to lead his franchise to it’s first IPL win is currently having 38M followers on Twitter, 79.9M followers on Instagram and 37M followers on Facebook making a total of 154.9M followers across all his social media handles. ~Written by Uday Gurugubelli

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3) Harbhajan Singh (10.6M Followers)

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