While they didn't make it into the finals of the recently concluded IPL 2022, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) were still the rage on social media and became the most tweeted team of the IPL 15.

The Faf du Plessis-led side did manage to qualify for the playoffs but eventually, they crashed out of IPL after enduring a seven-wicket defeat against Rajasthan Royals in the Qualifier 2. Like every year for the last few editions of the IPL, the fans and supporters of RCB were heartbroken, as they expected some changes under a new captain and coach.

RCB was still the most tweeted team on IPL 2022, as Twitter India released a statement which stated: “While Gujarat Titans, won the tournament trophy, Royal Challengers Bangalore won on Twitter – becoming the most Tweeted about team of the season. The team’s former skipper, Virat Kohli, also remained the talk of the timelines on the service — becoming the most Tweeted about player of the season.”

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Bangalore was followed by Chennai Super Kings in the second spot and five-time champions Mumbai Indians, who were the third most talked about team on Twitter. Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals clinched the fourth and fifth spot respectively.

“Royal Challengers Bangalore grabbed the top spot among most Tweeted about teams this season while Chennai Super Kings, who’ve won the trophy four times, and five-time champions Mumbai Indians grabbed the second and third spots respectively," the release further stated.

Not only RCB, but their former captain Virat Kohli managed to claim the top spot in the list of most tweeted about players. Kohli was followed by Chennai skipper MS Dhoni. Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, and Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis were the remaining players in the top five of the list.

(News 18 inputs)