Kolkata Knight Riders
Twitter 1.64 million
Facebook 14.25 million
Overs the years Kolkata Knight Riders has become the most followed team in IPL. They have won two IPL trophies. In a football loving city, the people embraced the KKR by their both hands. The reason probably Bollywood megastar Shahrukh Khan association with the franchise as a prime owner. Shahrukh Khan has the highest share in the team. His fans in the city and around the world made the team the most followed team on facebook and twitter. This franchise doesn’t have such a big name, but Indian World Cup and World T20 winning player Gautam Gambhir’s leadership helped KKR to win two IPL .
Nota Bene: Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals are not considered as they were suspended from the IPl for 2016 and 2017 editions as their team principal and owner respectively found guilty in 2013 spot-fixing.