Revealed! Twitter India announce the most popular player and franchise in the Indian T20 League 2022

Bangalore haven’t won a single title in the history of the Indian T20 League. They have reached the playoffs on many occasions and played the final in the 2016 edition but are yet to hold the elusive trophy after playing 15 editions. Despite that, Bangalore is one of the most popular teams in the history of the cash-rich league.

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Bangalore are known to be a franchise who were always studded with big names like Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Anil Kumble, Virat Kohli, Shane Watson, etc. Despite not winning the title, they have a huge fan base and it was apparent on social media and on the field during the recently concluded edition of the Indian T20 League.

Bangalore didn’t play a single game at their home ground yet they received huge support at every venue they played. According to an official statement by Twitter India, Bangalore were the most tweeted about team across the season in Indian T20 League 2022. The Red and Black Army were followed by the likes of Chennai and Mumbai at the second and third position respectively.

India’s former skipper, Virat Kohli was the most talked about player on Twitter during the tournament. He was the most popular name in the players’ list, followed by the likes of MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma at 2^nd and 3rd respectively, as per a report by Timesnownews.

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Talking about hashtags, #IPL2022 was the most used and mainstream across the season. They are followed by CSK's #whistlepodu and #yellowlove in second and third place. Meanwhile RCB's #playbold and #wearechallengers complete the top five.

"While Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans), won the tournament trophy, Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) won on Twitter – becoming the most Tweeted about team of the season. The team's former skipper, Virat Kohli (@imVKohli), also remained the talk of the timelines on the service -- becoming the most Tweeted about player of the season," Twitter India said in an official release.

For the unversed, the 15^th edition of the Indian T20 League took place from 26^th March to 29^th May 2022. Gujarat won the title after beating Rajasthan by 7 wickets in the final.