Top 10 Most Popular Cricketers in the World – Ranked

There are multiple sports that are played around the world, but when it comes to India, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that the most popular is Cricket. Whether it’s kids, young people, or old citizens, Cricket runs in everyone’s veins in India. The love for the sport in India is known to everyone, as there are multiple instances where sportspersons from other countries acknowledge the power of Indian Cricket and their fans.

Cricket has also produced some great players who have earned a huge fanbase across the world. There are many players who have been loved in other countries apart from their own country. It won’t be wrong to say that franchise cricket, especially the Indian Premier League (IPL) has played a huge role in it.

But there are multiple factors on which the popularity of the cricketers is based. Factors like social media followers, their achievements and their stats and numbers throughout their careers should be considered when we talk about the most popular cricketers in the world.

There are many players who have loyal fans around the world but aren’t very active on social media, which is why they don’t have a great number of followers. However, that doesn’t mean they aren’t popular, their one appearance could be enough to make a bunch of the crowd go crazy. We’ll talk about those players in the article, but before that, let’s understand the factors that would decide these players’ popularity.

Ranking Factors

Social Media followers and Career stats

In the modern era of cricket, social media has become one of the most important parts of the players’ lives. It helps them gain a huge fan following, which brings them multiple brand endorsements. There are some players who have made it to several lists of social media followers with all sports combined.

However, apart from their social media reach, their career stats also play a huge part in their popularity. The better a player performs, the better his popularity gets, and that, too, is all over the world. Players like Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne, AB de Villiers, and others are prime examples of this.

10. Mitchell Starc

Australia’s legendary bowler Mitchell Starc made it to the list of most famous cricketer in the world and is in the ninth position because of his social media followers. Starc doesn’t stay very active on social media, which is one of the main reasons why he has just 966k followers, despite being one of the most lethal bowlers in the sport. When it comes to stats, the left-arm bowler stands out. In 288 games, Starc has taken 705 wickets at an average of 25.71. He has also been a valuable member of Australia’s WTC and World Cup 2023 winning side. These things speak volumes about the player and his stature in cricket.

9. Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins is the current captain of the Australian Cricket team, and in a very short span of time, he has become one of the most successful captains in the history of the game. It has also helped him to gain fans and followers not just from Australia but all around the world. Cummins has 2.7M followers on Instagram and 762.6K followers on Twitter. Cummins has also become the talk of the town, especially in India, but for negative reasons, as Australia have beaten India on multiple big occasions under his leadership.

Cummins is the only captain in the world to win the World Test Championship (WTC) and ODI World Cup. On both occasions, the Cummins-led side defeated Rohit Sharma-led Indian side. Apart from his captaincy, Cummins has also contributed a lot to the team with the ball as well.

8. Ben Stokes

England’s Test captain, Ben Stokes, is an astounding player in the format. Lately, he has been away from cricket due to injuries, but the player was just out of the world with his batting and bowling performance. Undoubtedly, one of the famous cricket players and best all-rounders England have ever had in their history. He has played in 267 games and scored 10767 runs at an average of 35.89.

Well, this isn’t it. He has also taken 310 wickets at an average of 34.80. The player won a thrilling game against Australia in the Ashes a few years ago. Every cricket fan remembers those innings because of the way he carried the game single-handedly and won it in the end. Despite England’s poor performance in cricket, Stokes has always stood out because of his stats. Moreover, when it comes to social media, the player has 2.8 million followers on Instagram.

7. Kane Williamson

The former captain of the New Zealand cricket team, Kane Williamson, is one of the calmest and most innocent players in the game. Fans often love to see the aggressive side of players because of the entertainment factor, but it’s not the same case with every player, and former India skipper MS Dhoni is a prime example of it.

Kane Williamson is also one of those guys who have always remained calm on and off the field. Fans also love his innocence and cool nature, which is one of the reasons behind his fan-following around the world. Williamson has 3M on Instagram, but he is not on Twitter.

There are rarely any fans in the world who hate Williamson despite the fact that he has played some heartbreaking knocks against some big cricket-playing nations. Williamson has taken New Zealand to the finals of the ODI World Cup 2019 and T20 World Cup 2021 but faced defeat, and the opponents were Australia both times. However, he led New Zealand to a historic win against India in the WTC final in 2021.

6. Babar Azam

Pakistan’s Babar Azam is the former captain of the team who was a part of the Champions Trophy 2017 winning side. When it comes to popularity, Babar has 5.7 million followers on Instagram. Despite being trolled most of the time, the right-handed batter has played well and scored enough runs in the past.

If we look at his stats, he has played 315 games and scored 14564 runs at an average of 46.23. Babar is quite famous among the girls for his looks and among the boys for the kind of shots he plays on the ground. Moreover, in the ODIs, he was a brilliant player. However, he is going through a rough patch and is struggling hard to get out of it. He hasn’t scored a century in a long time now and is under scrutiny for his form.

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5. Rishabh Pant

India’s Rishabh Pant is the tenth most popular cricketer in the world. He came to light after his heroic innings at the Gabba in 2021, helping India beat Australia in their own home ground. After that, he became a key player in the Indian squad. Pant has played in 150 games for India, where he has scored 5028 runs at an average of 33.97.

If we talk about his Instagram followers, he has around 14.6 million followers. As a 27-year-old young player, Pant has gained a lot of popularity in the past after 2021. Also, his way of playing weird shots at the most crucial stage and against some of the best bowlers has definitely helped him gain fame in the cricket world.

4. Jasprit Bumrah

The ‘Yorker King,’ Jasprit Bumrah, has become the true saviour of the Indian team in no time. Bumrah has developed an ability to change the game single-handedly with his magnificent bowling. Irrespective of the opponents, Bumrah has always produced incredible bowling performances which have helped him to earn a huge fanbase around the world. Burmah has 19.6M followers on Instagram and 5.8M on Twitter. His popularity has already made him one of the greatest pacers the game of Cricket ever witnessed.

Bumrah’s ability to pick wickets in the initial overs and restricting the batters to score runs during the death overs makes him one of the most versatile pacers of all-time. His heroics on the foreign lands like Australia, England, South Africa and others helped him to gain followers from these countries as well.

3. Hardik Pandya

India’s ‘clutch player’ or ‘ICC tournament specialist’, Hardik Pandya, is the most popular cricketer in the world after helping the Men in Blue win the T20 World Cup in 2024. He was excellent with the ball throughout the tournament, but in the finals, he was exceptional. Currently, he is one of the best all-rounders India has. As he has said, he treats the ICC events like his ‘babies’, which is the main reason why he has been able to perform really well in most of them.

When it comes to stats, Pandya has been a part of 218 games and amassed 4230 runs at an average of 30.43, while in bowling, he has taken 202 wickets at an average of 30.76. Pandya’s Instagram followers are 37.2 million. This number itself makes it pretty evident about the kind of support he gets from his fans because of his consistent performance for the team. As the Champions Trophy 2025 is going on now, the fans will hope to see Hardik pull off something great in the finals, once again.

2. Rohit Sharma

The current captain of the Indian Cricket team and world famous cricketer, Rohit Sharma, has a massive fan-following around the world. Popularly known as ‘Hitman,’ Rohit is known for his funny antics which are quite viral on social media and get reactions globally. Talking about his social media numbers, Rohit has 42.2M followers on Instagram while 24M on Twitter. He often posts pictures of himself with his family and also shares updates whenever he gets time.

Talking about his career, Rohit is known for his big hundreds. He is the only player in the history of the game who has smashed three double-hundreds in the ODI format. It won’t be wrong to say that Rohit is one of the greatest limited-overs openers in the world.

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1. Virat Kohli

As the cricket experts say, ‘the modern-day great,’ Virat Kohli, is undoubtedly the most popular cricketer in the world right now. There is hardly any place around where you won’t find a Kohli fan. His Instagram and Twitter follower numbers speak volumes about his popularity. The former Indian skipper, fondly known as ‘King Kohli’, boasts a fan-following of 270M on Instagram and 66.1M on Twitter. He is also the third-most followed sportsperson on Instagram after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

However, it wasn’t easy for Kohli to earn this huge fanbase. The right-handed batters have worked hard throughout their career and made several records, achieving multiple milestones. Kohli has played multiple match-saving innings for Indian in the international platform. When we talk about the active players, he is currently the highest run scorer for India in all three formats.

10 Most Popular Cricketer In The World Right Now

Rank	Players	Country	Matches	Runs/Wickets	Average (batting/bowling)	Instagram Followers
1	Virat Kohli	India	549	27598	52.36	270 million
2	Rohit Sharma	India	498	19624	42.11	42.2 million
3	Hardik Pandya	India	218	4230/202	30.43/30.76	37.2 million
4	Jasprit Bumrah	India	204	443	20.46	19.6 million
5	Rishabh Pant	India	150	5028	33.97	14.6 million
6	Babar Azam	Pakistan	315	14564	46.23	5.7 million
7	Kane Williamson	New Zealand	370	19075	48.66	3 million
8	Ben Stokes	England	267	10767/310	35.89/34.80	2.8 million
9	Pat Cummins	Australia	214	503	24.39	2.7 million
10	Mitchell Starc	Australia	288	2892/705	17.21/25.71	966k