IPL SMASHES Coronavirus to become India's most-searched word on Google in 2020

Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season was conducted in United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year from September 19 till vember 10. decision to shift tournament out of India was made due to continuous presence of a pandemic as caused by contagious coronavirus disease. While organising Dream11 IPL 2020 seemed difficult earlier, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) successfully overcame pandemic and provided quality cricket entertainment for fans during difficult times.

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Google Year in Search 2020: IPL pips coronavirus to become Google most searched word in India

Interestingly, apart from pipping coronavirus on a cricket field, it seems like IPL also trumped over pandemic on digital front. According to annual Google Year in Search 2020 list, as revealed by search engine itself, word IPL is most-searched word in India on Google for year 2020. abbreviation of cash-rich tournament is followed by words coronavirus, US election results among a few ors in list.

A majority of Indians remained or continue to remain homebound this year due to lockdown and social distancing policies, with many workplaces resorting to working from home concept. aforementioned factors coupled with shift of Dream11 IPL 2020 out of India, only to be played behind closed doors in UAE meant that season was highly viewed by audiences on television and streaming apps. recently-concluded edition also broke several viewership records, according to a statement made by IPL’s official broadcasters mselves.

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pandemic prompted International Cricket Council (ICC) to eir shift or cancel several cricketing events, including T20 World Cup this year. With lack of cricket on offer, IPL 2020 season turned out to be a welcoming gesture for fans of sport. Thus, it is only natural that this year’s IPL came out on top to defeat even globally-searched words like coronavirus and US election results in country.

Here is a look at entire top 10 list for Google most searched word in India for year 2020.

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Im source: IPLT20.COM