(Image source from: MS Dhoni most searched on Google})
Mahendra Singh Dhoni remained the most sought after captain in the digital world ahead of the cricket World Cup, according to data generated by Google search.
Global search trends data reveals that Team India as the top popular team in this year's World Cup, followed by Australia, England, Pakistan and the West Indies.
The other foreign players who are witnessing strong online support include David Warner, Shakib Al Hasan, Michael Clarke and Steve Smith.
Among the captains, search trends show Dhoni to be the most searched captain followed by AB de Villiers (South Africa), Michael Clarke (Australia), Eoin Morgan (England), and Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan).
nterestingly, Australian and English pacers are dominating the top searched bowlers list in the World Cup with fans searching most for Mitchell Johnson (Australia), followed by James Anderson (England), Mitchell Starc (Australia), Stuart Broad (England) and Mohammed Shami (India).
Fans have not discounted the wicket keepers and their top searched favourites include Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India), Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), Quinton de Kock (South African), Luke Ronchi (New Zealand), and Brad Haddin (Australian).
- Arun Kumar