T20 WC 2021: Ranking top 8 teams based on their social media following

The T20 World Cup is all set to begin from October 17 in the UAE wherein cricketing giants will step up with their best possible combinations to clinch the glory. It is known to fans around the world that the first-hand piece of information around their favourite players or team happenings tend to come up first on social media handles of the respective boards. The social media handles of all the cricket boards including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are active working systems that bring to light the most authentic piece of information to fans and therefore enjoy huge popularity. Talking in the same light, let’s rank the top eight teams based on social media following. Top eight teams in T20 WC based on social media following 8. New Zealand (3.6 million) New Zealand Cricket Team. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP via Getty Images) The New Zealand cricket team look like one of the favourites to clinch the T20 glory this time around in the UAE. They recently won the inaugural edition of the WTC finale against India too and that shows quite a sturdy element of their team. Even in terms of T20 setup, their team looks ready to make the upcoming gala tournament memorable. The NZ players are one of the most loved cricketers across the globe owing to their utmost humble and gentle nature on the field. Moreover, they are being led by one of the coolest and calmest cricketers in the world, Kane Williamson. They enjoy a fan base of 3.6 million across various social media handles and the popularity will only rise in times to come. 7. West Indies (4.5 million) West Indies Cricket Team. (Photo by RANDY BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images) The West Indies cricketers are known as the coolest and most loving squad among all in the world. They tend to develop bonds with other overseas cricketers in a quick span of time which gets visible in various T20 leagues across the world. Due to their fun-loving and chill attitude, they are being loved by all and enjoy a huge fanbase of 4.5 million across social media platforms. The defending champions look robust enough to retain their title and would step up for the same. Their current T20 squad which will be led by Kieron Pollard looks second to none and they may make huge again in the UAE. Some of their star players to look out for will be DJ Bravo, Andre Russell, Chris Gayle, etc. 6. South Africa (5.6 million) South African Cricket Team. (Photo Source: Twitter) It has been a long time that South Africa are living with their image of ‘chokers’ and there can’t be any better time than the upcoming T20 World Cup to overcome that reputation. SA cricketers are also one of the coolest on the field and will tent to avoid tussles on the field. Some of their cricketers like AB de Villiers, Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, etc are being loved by fans across the world and enjoy huge fandom on individual levels too. Even on some occasions, De Villiers stated that he has received huge love in India, more than any other overseas nation probably. With a fanbase of 5.6 million across social media platforms, their popularity is quite visible and it may skyrocket if they bring home their first ICC Trophy in form of T20 WC, the chances of which begin next month. 5. England (9.5 million) England Cricket Team. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) The defending champions of the ODI World Cup, England, would be walking into the upcoming high-profile tournament with the utmost well-built squad which will be led by their white-ball skipper Eoin Morgan. Though they will be missing the services of many star players like Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer in the T20 WC, their case anyway looks strong. The England team enjoys a fanbase of close to 10 million on social media channels which is huge. For staging a lot of cricket in their home and having some of the best venues in the world, the popularity of England cricket will only rise in days to come and it will be interesting to see their performance in the upcoming T20 WC. 4. Australia (12 million) Australia Cricket Team (Photo Source: Getty Images) The only team to have won ODI World Cup five times in history, Australia, definitely has chances in the upcoming T20 World Cup. However, off late, they have had a torrid run in the T20I series and bore terrible losses against Bangladesh and West Indies. Australia carry the image of being the fiercest on the field and no leave unturned to stir a sledge with opponents. This might be liked by many of their fans across the world who believe in having high octane action on the field in terms of spirit and attitude. Having a fan base of 12 million across various social media platforms stands to be huge but it will be quite interesting to see one of the cricketing giants marking a comeback after dismal form for a few months. 3. Pakistan (13.4 million) Pakistan Cricket Team. (Photo Source: Twitter) The Pakistan cricket have not been having some fine time lately with respect to staging cricket on their soil. Firstly, New Zealand men called off their white-ball tour at the last minute citing security issues and it was followed by England men and women abandoning their Pakistan tour. However, they did play some quality cricket while they toured different nations in the meantime. They even enjoy a fan base of over 13 million on various social media platforms. It is known that Pakistan and India do not play together in any tournaments apart from ICC and thus it will be interesting to see them in the UAE. It is largely exciting for fans that India will kick off its T20 WC journey against Pakistan only as they will play their first match against each other on October 24 in the UAE and for sure, it is going to be a contest to look out for. 2. Bangladesh (18 million) Bangladesh Cricket Team. (Photo by Md Manik/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) It is a little surprising to see that the country which lives with the reputation of underdogs enjoys a massive fanbase of 18 million and stands second on this list of most followed teams on social media. On various occasions, Bangladesh have shown a great form but they struggle big time to perform in overseas condition. They do have a certain star and quality players but it will only make a difference for them if they execute their plans on the important levels and days. It remains to be seen how Bangladesh will ply their trade in the upcoming edition of the T20 WC wherein they will have to push themselves amid cutthroat competition produced by various cricketing heavyweights. 1. India (63.3 million) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JUNE: India celebrates the wicket of Quinton De Kock of South Africa. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) It is no surprise to see India at the top with an immense fan following across social media platforms. In a country where cricket is taken as religion, the insane following around the players and team is natural and it grows manifold when the T20 WC is just around the corner. Not only the Indian board but players in individual also enjoy a massive fan following when compared to their counterparts in other nations. The reason being, cricket is widely followed in Indian and fans attach it with emotions. In this case, Indian skipper Virat Kohli who leads the Indian side sets an example even here. He stands to be the most followed Indian, Asian, and the most followed cricketer on Instagram with huge 156 million followers.

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