By Admin 
India’s young opener Abhishek Sharma did such a feat in 2025 that people could not even imagine. He not only became the favorite of Indian cricket fans, but his popularity in Pakistan also left even Babar Azam behind. In Google Search Trends 2025, it became clear that the athlete most searched by cricket fans in Pakistan was not a Pakistani, but this young left-handed batsman from India.
Why did Abhishek’s craze increase in Pakistan?
The biggest reason for Abhishek Sharma’s popularity was his aggressive batting in the 2025 Asia Cup. Especially his two brilliant innings against Pakistan surprised even the people of the neighboring country.
In the group stage against Pakistan, he gave a strong start to the team by scoring 31 runs in 13 balls.
In the Super-Four match, he created new hope in the Indian camp by playing a blazing innings of 74 runs in 39 balls.
However, he was dismissed early by Faheem Ashraf in the final. Even after that, Abhishek’s impact was most visible in the entire tournament, and the Indian team was successful in winning the title.
Most searched athletes in Pakistan
According to Google’s report, Abhishek has become the number 1 searched athlete in Pakistan. After him came the names of these players,
Hasan Nawaz
Irfan Khan Niazi
Sahibzada Farhan
Mohammad Abbas
Even former Pakistan captain Babar Azam was left behind in this race, which shows the tremendous following of Abhishek among the fans.
Abhishek Sharma in top-3 in India also
Not only in Pakistan, but also in India, Abhishek Sharma was among the top-3 most searched people in 2025. Cricketers have dominated this list.
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Apart from this, among women cricketers,
Smriti Mandhana
jemima rodrigues
Made it to the top-10. CSK’s three uncapped players Sheikh Rashid, Ayush Mhatre and Urvil Patel were also included in the list.
Cricket’s dominance in Google trends
IPL has also topped the ‘overall’ top searches of 2025 in India. In the sports category, four out of five tournaments were related to cricket, while Pro Kabaddi League stood at fifth position.