5 most followed cricketers on Twitter

1) Sachin Tendulkar

For how long can Sachin hold onto top spot

18,210,713 followers

Sachin Tendulkar may have retired from cricket but he is still No.1 on this list. Despite being the last of the players on this list to join Twitter, the Indian batting legend has more fans than everyone else. And his popularity shows no signs of going down.

Much like Virat Kohli, Tendulkar’s tweets are not just wishes to the Indian cricket team but also to various Indian athletes and even birthday wishes to former teammates. So the cricketer’s fans can also keep updated on his whereabouts despite him not playing cricket anymore.

Sachin’s popularity is evident as the number of followers is the most of any cricketer and is almost as much that of AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle and Kevin Pietersen combined. But with Virat Kohli’s popularity rising with each day, it is a question of how long, Sachin can keep the No.1 spot.