This is the 'most retweeted tweet of the year' in sports

With the end of 2019 swiftly approaching, Twitter has released its annual list of the topics and accounts tweeted about the most in the worlds of sports, politics, entertainment and social campaigns in India. People on Twitter connected, campaigned, learned, debated and initiated conversations. With a last-minute surge, a tweet of Indian captain Virat Kohli wishing MS Dhoni on his birthday has now taken the title of the most retweeted tweet of 2019 in sports.

The tweet with a picture of the duo together made for a special moment for not Indian cricket fans alone, but sports fans all over India. Kohli’s heartfelt tweet to Dhoni on his birthday tugged at heartstrings as citizens united to share the love and respect that earned him the most retweeted tweet from India in 2019 in the world of sports. The tweet from @imVkohli has been retweeted 45.5K times.

With the backdrop of the Tokyo 2020, it is no surprise that Olympic conversations were at an all-time high in 2019, with ten influential women athletes making it to the top ten most talked about Indian sports handles list. Badminton star P V Sindhu (@Pvsindhu1) tops the charts. The list was followed up with Hima Das (@HimaDas8), Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania), Saina Nehwal (@NSaina), Mithali Raj (@M_Raj08), Mary Kom (@MangteC), Smriti Mandhana (@mandhana_smriti), Dutee Chand (@DuteeChand), Manasi Nayana Joshi (@joshimanasi11), Rani Rampal (@imranirampal).

Among the hashtags, #cwc19 was the most tweeted about hashtags in the world of sports and the third most tweeted about hashtag this year. Despite India losing to New Zealand in the semi-finals, Indian cricket fans came together to tweet about winning moments, disappointments, classic catches, and surprises.