It seems like 2023 is a year for the youngsters as young Shubman Gill and Rachin Ravindra emerged as the top-trending cricketers, both locally and globally. The results were revealed as Google published its Year in Search 2023 report, which also revealed the dominance of the Indian cricket team and the World Cup on search trends.
Gill, Rachin pip Kohli, Rohit to be top-trending on Google in 2023
Both Shubman Gill and Rachin Ravindra have had a spectacular run in 2024 so far, and continued their form in the World Cup 2023 as well. Surprisingly, the two young stars have left behind stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to become the most trending players on Google.
“Shubman Gill and Rachin Ravindra emerged as the top trending cricketers locally and globally“, Google’s Year in Search 2023 blog post read. Some of the cricketers who feature on the list of top-trending search in 2023 in terms of players include the following.
- Shubman Gill
- Rachin Ravindra
- Mohammed Shami
- Glenn Maxwell
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Travis Head
Meanwhile, Team India was ranked as the top-trending cricket team worldwide and was the only cricket team to find a spot as a part of the global sports teams list. Queries related to the World Cup 2023 and the India vs Australia finals were at an all-time high. The top-four trending searches in terms of sports events are as follows:
- Indian Premier League (IPL)
- Cricket World Cup
- Asia Cup
- Women’s Premier League