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Although cricket fans across the world get to see a lot of cricketing action throughout the year, some events keep them on their toes. The 50-over World Cup is one of them. The event is played once in four years and enthusiasts usually remain in awe of the mega tournament.
Pertinently, a bigger number of teams appear in the trophy, hence involving a wide range of audience across the globe. Since, the upcoming edition of World Cup is now just some weeks away, all the participating teams and players are busy in making themselves fully charged-up for the event.
Meanwhile, apart from making it to the stadiums to cheer, fans nowadays make sure to boost their favorite teams on social media as well. Subsequently, every international team keeps engaging with their followers and provides them with minute by minute updates. In this piece, we rank the most followed teams, which are going to participate in 2019 World Cup.
#10 Afghanistan
Afghanistan cricket team has come a long way to make their way into the cricket's biggest event. The South Asian side, having started their journey by practicing in refugee camps, is now expected to be one of the surprise packages in the upcoming World Cup. The emergence of tremendous cricketers like Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, etc. also defines the talent this country has.
Owing to their recent performances in events like Asia Cup, a lot of cricket pundits believe that the Afghani's can make it count in the mega event. Meanwhile, their entry into the big stage has influenced the people back at home. They largely involve themselves in their team's happenings in and outside stadium. Despite being a fresh team, the Afghanistan Cricket has a rich amount of following across platforms.
Twitter- 309K, Facebook- 2.3M, Instagram- 120K
#9 New Zealand
New Zealand stands at number nine in the most followed cricket teams in the world. The Black Caps haven't been quite consistent when it comes to big leagues. The side, however, will be one of the teams to look after in the World Cup, largely because the Men in Black have been playing quite well during recent times. The in-form players like Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, etc also add to their chances.
Twitter-388K, Facebook- 1.7M, Instagram- 427K
#8 West Indies
West Indies, the undefeatable team in the first few editions of World Cup, is one of the struggling ODI teams currently. Due to several internal matters with the board, the Caribbeans have suffered during the last many years.
However, knowing what they can do on a given day, it would be really undone to remove them from the scene. If they started playing well, they can well turn the tables. Meanwhile, the Windies also has a good reach on social media.
Twitter-340K, Facebook- 2.4M, Instagram- 352K
#7 Sri Lanka
The 1996 World Champions are placed seventh in the most followed cricket teams on social media. The Sri Lanka cricket board recently announced its World Cup squad, which was rated as one of the most surprising ones. Like Windies, the Asian side has undergone a sudden downfall recently in the ODI cricket. They would be though aiming to get going in the all-important World Cup.
Twitter-749K, Facebook- 2.9M, Instagram- 120K
#6 Australia
The most successful and five-time World Champions, Australia, surprisingly stands sixth in the most followed cricket teams on social media. Meanwhile, despite finishing the last year on a forgettable note, the Men in Yellow will go as one of the favourites in the World Cup, largely due to their success in the last two assignments against Pakistan and India. They emerged victorious in both their last two ODI series, that too away from home.
Twitter-250K, Facebook- 3.6M, Instagram- 442K
#5 England
The hosts of ICC World Cup 2019 will enter as the hot favorites in the tournament, not only because of home advantage but more due to their excellent run in the ODI cricket during the last twelve months.
The English selectors also named the World Cup squad recently. To their advantange, they will get to know more about the team as they are playing Pakistan and Ireland for a series prior to the mega event. Meanwhile,England also owns good audience on social media.
Twitter- 603K, Facebook- 4.1M, Instagram- 771K
#4 South Africa
Proteas stand just ahead of England in the ranking of most followed teams on social media. Called chockers for their inability to win big tournaments, South Africa named a strong World Cup squad a couple of days ago. They have a power-packed bowling and batting attacks and it would be interesting to see how they go into the World Cup this time around.
Twitter-1.07M, Facebook- 4.1M, Instagram- 369K
#3 Pakistan
One of the most unpredictable teams in world cricket, Pakistan, also announced a squad full of surprises for the World Cup. They have been a bowling heavyweight side and with English conditions always offering something for seamers, the Men in Green would be a team to look after in the World Cup for sure. Meanwhile, Pakistan has a healthy fanbase across multiple social media platforms.
Twitter- 1.07M, Facebook- 4.1M, Instagram- 369K
#2 Bangladesh
This might surprise most of the people but Bangladesh stands well on top among the most followed international cricket teams on social media. The Bangla Tigers have the second most social media following in the world cricket.
Meanwhile, the Asian side could well surprise some of the top teams in the World Cup as well. They have a youth-experience combination and some very good pacers in the team for the big event.
Twitter- 2.19M, Facebook- 11M, Instagram- 786K
#1 India
India also is one of the major favorites to lift the 2019 World Cup. Virat Kohli's men have been playing some phenomenal cricket consistently in almost all three formats. They achieved some distinctive feats in 2018, trouncing South Africa, Australia, and New Zeland in their own dens. The Indian cricket team, however, recently lost the home series against Australia.
The preparation period that Indian players are going through in the Indian Premier League ahead of World Cup surely adds to their chances. Meanwhile, Men in Blue who are known for pulling large crowds wherever they go to play, own equally strong fan following on social media as well. The team is way ahead of all the other teams in the number of followers across all the major social media platforms.
Twitter- 8.53M, Facebook- 28M, Instagram- 8M
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