Sachin Tendulkar is the most searched cricketer while Twitter and Facebook are flooded with messages and updates on the big game
Sachin Tendulkar is the most searched cricketer while Twitter and Facebook are flooded with messages and updates on the big game
While cricket enthusiasts from remote corners of the country are flocking to Mohali to grab a piece of the action from the India-Pakistan semi-final, on the internet, the game is on. According to Google Trends, before reaching Mohali, people have been searching for tickets for the semi-final, hotels to stay and travel ticket availability. Maximum searches are coming from Karnataka, followed by Delhi and Maharashtra. Surprisingly Punjab is not on the list of top three states searching for the big game.
Hot favourite: Children cheer for Sachin Tendulkar and the Indian team
in New Delhi on Tuesday, before they take on Pakistan in the World Cup
semi-final match. PIC/Rajeev Tyagi
"It's always better to search on the web before reaching the place. I have no clue about Mohali so I am getting all the required details from the internet," said Shobit Srivastava, who showed us a print out of all the details of the match and Mohali.
Even social networking websites are full of discussions on the titanic clash. From jokes to statistics, Facebook and Twitter are flooded with updates about the match. Even celebrities are tweeting about the lip-smacking contest. "I have never seen people getting so patriotic not even on Republic Day and Independence Day. Facebook and Twitter are full of jokes, satires and cartoons to express users' opinions. The number of updates will increase many fold while the match is on," said Vivek Vohra, an expert on internet behaviour.
According to Google Trends, Sachin Tendulkar is the most searched player. Searches for the Mast Blaster are the most from Madhya Pradesh followed by Gujarat and Karnataka. Sachin is followed by Yuvraj Singh, Shahid Afridi, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli in that order.
On social networking site Facebook, more than 100,000 people voted a resounding 'yes' to a poll on whether March 30 should be declared a national holiday in India, while another 40,000 said they were just going to bunk work.
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