'Dhoni bigger star in Asia than Cristiano Ronaldo': CSK beats CR7's Al Nassr in popularity

game of football is a global phemen when it comes to sports. vision of becoming a footballer is something several kids wake up to in morning. Moreover, likes of Cristia Ronaldo have raised hype of football in recent memory. 2022 FIFA World Cup was a wildfire, with several football stars in Qatar for biggest showdown. However, it looks like cricket, especially Chennai Super Kings, has upper hand when it comes to popularity.

Indian Premier League fever is running all over, with fans clamouring into stadiums to support ir favourite franchises. game of cricket has turned into India's prime love. t only country, but buzz is imminent throughout Asian continent over social media platform, Twitter.

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A study recently revealed top five Asian sporting teams that were ranked by total number of interactions. Interestingly, it was cricket that stood atop football. Chennai Super Kings ranked number one with 5.12 million interactions, while Al-Nassr FC stood at 5.00 million. Two IPL teams, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, were capped at 3.45 million and 2.74 million, respectively.

number five team was Al-Hilal SFC, which had 2.11 million interactions on Twitter. It was Indian Premier League teams that were dominating Asian continent in terms of interactions. While Saudi Pro League is a mega buzz due to likes of Cristia Ronaldo, Mahendra Singh Dhoni effect has certainly taken over 2023 IPL season.

M.S. Dhoni craze is secret, as fans pack up Chennai Super Kings games just to see skipper in action. It would also be safe to say that CR7 has extreme competition for celebrity stardom in Asia, as Dhoni seems to be talk of almost every tongue.

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Since it is only time cricket fans can see Dhoni in action, craze around CSK could be an actual reason for it. Ronaldo might be G.O.A.T. in football and have global stardom. But every famed athlete on Asian continent may look smaller in front of Thala.