Ahead of India’s first Super Eight game against Afghanistan on Thursday, there’s quite a lot of buzz on social media regarding the tie. Cricket fanatics of India are eagerly waiting for their team to end their ICC trophy drought with the T20 World Cup. The fans are making their voices heard on social media, as evident from a stat released by broadcasting partner Star Sports.
Virat Kohli tops chart
According to Star Sports, unsurprisingly, Indian batter Virat Kohli is dominating the social media buzz. According to Star Sport’s figures, 42% of the social media buzz is around the talismanic batter. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma comes a distant second with 27%, followed by Rishabh Pant (4%), Jasprit Bumrah (4%), and Hardik Pandya (4%).
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Maharashtra making their noise heard
Moreover, according to the same stats, Maharashtra is creating most of the social media buzz, followed by Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Telangana.
India reached the Super Eight stage with an unbeaten record in the group stages. India have been placed with Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Australia in the Super Eight Stage. After Afghanistan match today, they play Bangladesh on 22nd June followed by Australia on 24th June.
