Cricket trends on Twitter with 75 million chirps
If it is Cricket, India mostly explodes with views and conversation and this time round it’s all been happening on Twitter. The big-ticket tournaments like the IPL and the upcoming T20 World Cup in the UAE, fans have come to service for a second-screen experience like no other. Amidst nail-biting finishes and thrilling catches, Twitter’s virtual stadium is has been echoing with more than 76 million Cricket conversations punctuated with fans sharing ball-by-ball updates of matches and supporting their favourite teams.
“Cricket is undoubtedly one of the most celebrated sports in India, and Twitter has been the centre-stage for fans to talk about it. Our service provides a front-row seat to cricket fans across the world, and we’re always working towards enhancing how people experience this conversation about their favourite sport. It’s exciting to see how fans have been enjoying the #CricketTwitter conversation and it encourages us to continue building on this momentum to let fans make the most of Twitter and enjoy what they care so much about,” says Priya Nixon, Sports Partnerships Manager at Twitter in India.
Twitter took a look at cricket conversations from the past year – finding that, between 01 July 2020 – 01 July 2021, there have been over 75 million conversations about cricket on the service in India. Here’s what fans on Twitter have been talking about the most over the past year (July 2020 – July 2021):
• Top Hashtags: With cricket conversations heating up during bigger events and cricket leagues, fans take no breathers from expressing their support. From the most used hashtags, it turns out that the CSK fans have been cheering the loudest on Twitter.
1. #whistlepodu
2. #ipl2020
3. #yellove
4. #ipl2021
5. #csk
• Top Emojis: Fan passion for cricket inspires a roller-coaster of emotions, and they take to Twitter to express these through emojis. Whether it was the nerves of a last-over thriller, or favourite players slamming fours and sixes, these were the emojis that fans used the most:
1. 🔥
2. 🙏
3. 😂
4. 💛
5. 😍
• Top Athletes: Waves of support continued to pour in through the year as fans came together to share love and encouragement for their favourite players. From on-field MVPs across matches to eternal legends off the field, these were the most talked about athletes –
1. Virat Kohli (@imVkohli)
2. MS Dhoni (@msdhoni)
3. Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45)
4. Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
5. Suresh Raina (@ImRaina)
• Top Cities: Fans across cities in the country chimed in with their interests and insights around the nationally-loved sport, keeping Twitter abuzz with conversations. These cities roared the loudest in cricket conversations on Twitter –
1. Mumbai
2. Kolkata
3. Bengaluru
4. New Delhi
5. Chennai
• Top Cricket Events: Big-ticket matches and tournaments remained at the forefront of cricket conversations on Twitter, and these were the events that had fans Tweeting the most –
1. ICC Cricket World Cup
2. Indian Premier League
3. ICC World Twenty20
4. International One Day Cricket
5. International Test Match Cricket