1. Chennai Super Kings
Twitter followers: 1.2 M
FB Likes: 10 M
Two time IPL champions led by India’s finest captain MS Dhoni, CSK are ranked no.1 on this list. CSK has a huge following on twitter as well with 1.2 M and it seems the recent events in IPL has made little to no impact on them.
2. Kolkata Knight Riders
Owned by the most popular Bollywood actor Sharukh Khan KKR are ranked second in our list with 4m likes on its FB page. No wonder former IPL champions are considered the most glamorous team of IPL.
Twitter followers: 830k
FB Likes: 10 M
3. Mumbai Indians
Twitter followers: 748k
FB Likes: 8.5 M
Mumbai Indians are ranked no.3 in this list 8.5 M likes on its official FB page. No surprises here if one has Sachin Tendulkar like player in their ranks and a businessman like Mukesh Ambani which makes it the most popular team in Indian Premier League.
4. Royal Challengers Bangalore
Owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya RCB are ranked fourth with 5.8 M likes on its FB page. RCB has been one of the more consistent team in IPL but are yet to win a trophy. They, though, do possess some strong presence in social media.
Twitter followers: 705k
FB Likes: 5.8 M
5. Kings XI Punjab
Preity Zinta-Ness Wadia owned team are at fifth with around 6.9 M likes on its official page.
Twitter followers: 453k
FB Likes: 6.9 M
Owned by businessman Raj Kundra Jaipur based franchise is ranked sixth. Money would be the biggest constraint for a cash strapped team who relies on low budget.
Twitter followers: 435K
FB Likes: 2.7 M
7. Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad has done extremely well on social media despite being the last team to join IPL bandwagon. With Sun TV’s Kalanidhi Maran as owner money is no worry for their social media strategist.
Twitter followers: 388K
FB Likes: 2.7 M
8. Delhi Daredevils
Based in national capital and owned by GMR infra DD are listed eighth out of eight teams in IPL with 2.2 M likes. DD needs to start working on SM marketing more to cover the lost ground on their rivals in digital world.
Twitter followers: 353k
FB Likes: 2.2 M