VIRAT KOHLI AND MS DHONI GRABS A PLACE ON YAHOO’S BIG LIST; FANS CAN'T KEEP CALM!

Among most of the Indian cricketers MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli are the most liked and talked about world wide. Both these cricketers have not just ruled matches but also ruled social media. 

According to a recent study released by Yahoo, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli are amongst the most-searched personalities in 2020. They both come in the top 20 list of the searches.

Taking a look at the list, Virat Kohli stands at the 19th spot in the top 20 list while MS Dhoni grabbed the 11th position.

Meanwhile, Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who passed away in June took the top place. He had also acted in the biopic of Dhoni. However, according to data from SEMrush research Dhoni and Virat are also the most searched cricketers from December 2015 to December 2019.

As per the SEMrush report, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain retain the top spots this year. They have also become the two most impactful cricketers of all time.

As per SEMrush study which was conducted in August, Kohli remained in the online search an average of 16.2 lakh per month from January to June, 2020 while the Indian cricket team received it an average of 2.4 lakh times per month in the same duration. 

Taking a look at the other cricketers who were among the top-10 list, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, George Mackay, Josh Richards, Hardik Pandya, Sachin Tendulkar, Chris Matthews and Shreyas Iyer were also part of it.

Looking into the laurels, Dhoni led Team India to three ICC trophies and retired from international cricket in August 2020, while Virat Kohli is currently leading the Indian team for the Australia series. 

So far, Team India have lost two matches in the ongoing three-match ODI series while the third ODI will begin on Wednesday in Canberra.