IPL 2016: 5 most followed teams on Facebook

#3 Royal Challengers Bangalore

AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli are two of the most liked cricketers in the world

Fans on Facebook – 7.82m

The popularity of the team based in Bengaluru is hardly a surprise as they have some of the most loved cricketers playing in the league. Virat Kohli is currently the poster boy of Indian cricket and AB de Villiers has a good claim to be the most popular foreign cricketer to ever play in India.

They also have the likes of Chris Gayle and Shane Watson, who are very popular with Indian audiences.

The Chinnaswamy Stadium has been witness to some of the loudest crowds seen in the IPL, with chants of “RCB RCB” and “ABD ABD” becoming louder with every season. Their internet presence has been enchaced by videos by Mr. Nags (Danish Sait) and tweets with the hashtag #PlayBold.

Having never won the IPL before, the Bangalore-based franchise will be keen on proving critics wrong this season by going all the way.