In our country, the madness for cricket is crazier than Indian girls crushing on the BTS Army.
Literally, someone bunks school, someone takes sick leave from their manager — we might forget to use Instagram for a day, but there’s no way we’re missing the match!
And when these cricket-crazy souls come together, they form a friend group that could finish Pakistan without military support, just with memes and match predictions.
From prediction babas to fantasy gurus, here are the 5 types of cricket fans in every Indian Friend Group: you will ever find
5. The Loyal more than Army
These fans are easily spotted — mostly CSK, RCB, or MI fans. Their loyalty is so next-level that if Dhoni, Rohit, or Kohli told them not to marry while sitting at the wedding mandap, they’d actually walk out.
My Group –
In college, I had a friend who was madly loyal to Thala. I still remember — we had one of the toughest exams the next day, and she was posting a story of Dhoni with the caption “My baby.” Priorities set!
4. The Fantasy Expert with Zero Bank Balance
This category is booming. 7:00 p.m. is their sacred hour — not for prayers, but for finalizing fantasy teams.
Once their team is set, loyalty shifts. Whether it’s CSK or MI playing, they’ll only support the players in their Dream11 lineup. The journey begins with “Aaj 1 Crore main hi jitunga,” and ends at “Jo invest kiya woh bhi wapas aa jaye.”
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They’ll not only build 11 teams themselves but also force you to join fantasy leagues — or else face emotional blackmail.
MY Group –
During the COVID-19 lockdown IPL season, our group gathered daily to discuss team selections. One friend usually won Rs 200-300, but I motivated him to invest more — and the result is; we rediscovered Aryabhatta’s invention: Zero.
3. The Prediction Baba
At first, you may wonder — are they cricket lovers or astrologers? Every second ball, a holy mantra leaves their lips: “Is baar wicket hai.”
These babas are the spiritual siblings of fantasy experts, probably separated at the Kumbh Mela.
My Group –
In IPL 2020, DK was captaining KKR against Punjab Kings. Arshdeep Singh was set to bowl the last ball, and our in-house baba declared, “DK will try a lap shot and get bowled by a yorker.”
That exact thing happened. We were shocked. The baba was treated like a god for the next 48 hours.
2. The Meme Expert
These guys are like students who know just one line but still write a 3-page answer.
They don’t watch the full match. Some of them don’t even know the players. Their life runs on cricket memes, reels, and YouTube Shorts.
They won’t remember who won between RCB and LSG, but say, “That match was where Kohli and Gambhir fought.
My Group –
One of my close friends doesn’t like cricket at all. All he knows is Dhoni, Kohli, and Rohit. But he’s the first to share “savage” meme reels the moment a controversy breaks out.
1. The Walking Cricbuzz
Bored? Awkward situation? Bad date? One solution — Cricbuzz.
These friends check Cricbuzz more than they dream about their crushes. They even know the live score of Mongolia vs Japan — without even blinking.
My Group –
Let me confess — this one’s me. I open Cricbuzz so often during IPL that even Pant might get confused if I’m stalking him. Match stats, player form, pitch reports — Cricbuzz is my second home.
Conclusion
The latest addition to this list is the Lockdown Kids — a new species of cricket fans. They’re a mix of meme lovers and stat nerds. They remember everything — from Kohli hitting two sixes to Haris Rauf in T20 WC 2022, to the exact stand the ball landed in.
So…
Which one are you? Or better, which one is your friend?
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