Top 10 viral memes every cricket fan can relate to

Cricket is one of the most popular sports in the world and it is garnering more and more supporters every year. In the development and promotion of this sport, cricketers have played a vital role. However, it is essentially the fans who breathe life into the game with their passion and humour. 

At a time, when memes have become a new way to entertain people, a lot of cricket fans also create humorous content related to this sport and share them on social media sites. It’s witnessed that gigantic cricketing events give rise to memefests on social media wherein fans, as well as players, take part. Throughout the years, some memes have become the default for certain results and are known to every cricket fan. 

Let's look at the 10 viral memes that every cricket fan can relate to:

10. Hum Jeet Gaye when India wins any intriguing game

The Indian cricket team has the largest fan base among all cricket teams in the world. After the maiden 1983 World Cup win under Kapil Dev’s captaincy, a lot of people started taking an interest in cricket. Later, the emergence of Sachin Tendulkar helped India get more supporters.

In the 2000s, India won three International Cricket Council (ICC) trophies under MS Dhoni’s leadership. Following the success during Dhoni’s captaincy, the Team India fans had become habitual to see the Indian team winning titles. On social media sites, whenever India wins any game, a lot of memes are spread to celebrate victory.

However, when India wins any close games, one meme is often seen on social media and that is ‘hum jeet gaye’ (we won). The famous dialogue is from the 2001 blockbuster Bollywood movie Lagaan. In the T20 World Cup 2022, India beat Pakistan in the last-ball thriller, and this famous meme was featured on social media by a lot of Indian team fans.