Chennai reached IPL final three times. It won IPL trophy two times. On other hand Kolkata not even reached final. But in Twitter, Kolkata is No.1 team.
Official Twitter pages are available for all ten IPL teams. In terms of followers, Kolkata is No.1 team. Moreover Kolkata is far away from its competitors. In Twitter followers table Bangalore is No.2 team. The difference between Kolkata and Bangalore is more than 25,000 followers. This difference is hard to believe.
Surprisingly Chennai is in fourth place. At this point we need to remember, Chennai has won two times fair play award as well. On other hand Kolkata is the most controversial team.
Chennai has beaten both Bangalore and Mumbai in 2011 and 2010 final respectively. However Chennai is behind these two teams in followers list.
Find the team and its number of followers in the following table.
| Rank | Team | Logo | Followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolkata Knight Riders |  | 44,201 |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore |  | 18,388 |
| 3 | Mumbai Indians |  | 15,213 |
| 4 | Chennai Super Kings |  | 12,874 |
| 5 | Deccan Chargers |  | 11,508 |
| 6 | King XI Punjab |  | 11,003 |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals |  | 10,120 |
| 8 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala |  | 8,502 |
| 9 | Delhi Daredevils |  | 4,390 |
| 10 | Pune Warriors India |  | 2,920 |
Note: Data collected on 30.5.2011 at 12.10AM. | |||
Surprisingly Kochi is ahead of Delhi. Remember Kochi did not even exist last year. The Kochi team started this year. However Kochi is two times better than Delhi. Kochi has 8502 followers whereas Delhi has 4390 followers.
Don't forget Kochi (Kerala) is No.1 state in literacy rate and Delhi is India's capital.
Don't forget Kochi (Kerala) is No.1 state in literacy rate and Delhi is India's capital.
