Ranking IPL franchises based on their social media following
Find below the IPL teams with the most number of supporters on social media sites.
7. Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings (PBKS) could be considered the most unsuccessful team in the IPL. In the 15 seasons of the cash-rich league, they are the only franchise that have qualified for the playoffs twice. In 2008, Yuvraj Singh led the franchise and took it to the semi-final. However, in the knockout game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), they floundered and faced an embarrassing defeat of nine wickets.
In 2014, the franchise had an opportunity to win the prestigious trophy as they looked impressive throughout the tournament under the captaincy of George Bailey. Albeit, this time too, the franchise choked and ended up becoming the runners-up after getting handed a three-wicket loss.
Since then, PBKS have not qualified for playoffs and delivered underwhelming performances in back-to-back seasons. Talking about their fanbase on social media sites, the official handle of the franchise has 8.4 million Facebook followers, 2.9 million supporters on Twitter, and 2.7 million followers on Instagram.
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