Recently, cricket has got huge fame around the world. Especially, the youngsters are getting into the sports more and more. Besides, the impact of cricket on social media is noticeable. Millions of people worldwide follow their favourite players and playing teams. In Asia, there are more than cricket-playing countries. Most of them are active on social media. Here, we will make a list of the top 5 Asian cricket teams popular on social media.
5 most popular Asian cricket teams on social sites:
Platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have a huge audience level of different teams. Folks from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan have always cheered for their respective teams. Even the fan following of these teams on social media corroborates that love for the game is on another level. Let us have a look at the top 5 most popular Asian cricket teams on these networking sites.
| Rank | Team | X (Twitter) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India (BCCI/Team India) | ~42M | ~45M | ~26M | 113M+ |
| 2 | Pakistan (PCB) | ~18M | ~8M | ~7M | 33M+ |
| 3 | Bangladesh (BCB) | ~17M | ~3M | ~2M | 22M+ |
| 4 | Sri Lanka (SLC) | ~3.8M | ~2.3M | ~1.8M | 7.9M+ |
| 5 | Afghanistan (ACB) | ~3.2M | ~1.6M | ~1.0M | 5.8M+ |
| 6 | Nepal (CAN) | ~1.5M | ~650K | ~250K | 2.4M+ |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates (ECB) | ~150K | ~120K | ~90K | 360K+ |
| 8 | Hong Kong (Cricket Hong Kong, China) | ~70K | ~45K | ~35K | 150K+ |
| 9 | Oman (Oman Cricket) | ~30K | ~20K | ~15K | 65K+ |
Platform-wise leaders
- India – ~42M
- Pakistan – ~18M
- Bangladesh – ~17M
- Sri Lanka – ~3.8M
- Afghanistan – ~3.2M
- India – ~45M
- Pakistan – ~8M
- Bangladesh – ~3M
- Sri Lanka – ~2.3M
- Afghanistan – ~1.6M
X (Twitter)
- India – ~26M
- Pakistan – ~7M
- Bangladesh – ~2M
- Sri Lanka – ~1.8M
- Afghanistan – ~1.0M
India has by far the largest social media presence across all three platforms, with more than 100 million combined followers, followed by Pakistan and Bangladesh. These numbers are based on the official cricket board/team accounts and are subject to change as follower counts update.
Conclusion:
However, the Asian cricket teams have a good impact on social media and the fans over there. The fan-following and supporter base there encourages the teams to perform better.
