It’s not news that sporting events trigger madness on Twitter — especially when it’s a World Cup. Add to that a World Cup in which India is doing well. And after leading India to six wins out of six, it’s no surprise that skipper MS Dhoni has taken the gong of the most mentioned player on the micro-blogging site during the tournament so far.
Dhoni (@msdhoni) finished the group stage in style for India against the Zimbabwe hitting a six — and now Team India will gear up for quarterfinals against Bangladesh.
He is followed by Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) and Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) in the list.
_Here are the most mentioned Indian players in the group stages (_Players ranked by number of mentions during #CWC15 Pool B matches):
- MS Dhoni ( @msdhoni ) 2) Shikhar Dhawan ( @SDhawan25 ) 3) Rohit Sharma ( @ImRo45 ) 4) Virat Kohli ( @imVkohli ) 5) Ravichandran Ashwin ( @ashwinravi99 ) 6) Suresh Raina ( @ImRaina )
India take on Bangladesh on 19 March at 0900 IST. Follow our full World Cup coverage here .