World Cup 2015: Shikhar Dhawan Most Popular Indian Cricketer on Twitter
India's Shikhar Dhawan has been in phenomenal touch and has scored two hundreds in this World Cup already.
Prolific left-handed opener Shikhar Dhawan was once again the most talked about Indian cricketer on Twitter, as his ton on Tuesday helped the defending champions beat Ireland in a World Cup Pool B encounter at the Seddon Park. (Dhawan Rates Effort Ten-on-Ten)
India chased down Ireland's total of 259 runs with eight wickets and 79 balls to spare courtesy knocks from Dhawan (100) and Rohit Sharma (64). Right-hander Rohit was the second most popular 'man-in-blue' on the social networking site, followed by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, according to a report from Twitter released on Wednesday. (Dhoni Puts Team Before Self)
The game saw a Tweet Live Impression of 25.1 million users.
For Ireland it was their charismatic middle order-bat Niall O'Brien who was at the helm of the Twitter conversations, followed by their captain William Porterfield and power-hitting opener Paul Sterling.