The year 2025 saw Indian cricketers dominating the Google search trends, which included veteran stars and rising youngsters.
Starting from Vaibhav Suryavanshi to Jemimah Rodrigues, several young talents created a sensation in the cricket world with their jaw-dropping performances and record-breaking achievements.
In the modern digital era, fans go searching for exciting stories, record-setting moments, and standout performances of their favorite cricketers.
Let’s take a look at those five Indian cricketers who were the most searched personalities on Google throughout the year 2025.
1. Vaibhav Suryavanshi:
At the age of 14, Vaibhav Suryavanshi had an extraordinary run with the bat in 2025. He became the most searched Indian cricketer on Google after his sensational maiden IPL century against the Gujarat Titans.
His debut in the world’s richest T20 league for the Rajasthan Royals grabbed immense attention from the fans. The left-handed batter continued with his solid form for India A as well as in domestic tournaments.
Vaibhav’s aggressive starts, along with his consistency to score centuries and play impactful knocks, have become a standard practice for him at a small age.
The southpaw secured a spot in Team India’s Under-19 World Cup squad. Interestingly, the young squad will play under his captaincy during the South African tour. He was honored with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to celebrate the achievements of the young talents in India.
2. Priyansh Arya:
Priyansh Arya rose to fame with his destructive performance for South Delhi Superstarz in the Delhi Premier League 2024, where he smashed six sixes in an over against North Delhi Strikers. He delivered a top-notch performance in that match, scoring a 50-ball 120-run knock (including 10 fours and 10 sixes).
IPL 2025 was his debut season for the 24-year-old, amassing 475 runs in 17 innings at an average of 27.94 and a strike rate of 179.25. Especially, his stunning century against Chennai Super Kings, having scored 103 runs off 42 balls (including 7 fours and 9 sixes), proved his highly aggressive approach as an uncapped batter.
He was the No.1 searched cricketer in India after Punjab Kings signed him for INR 3.80 crore during the previous season’s mega auction.
However, he concluded as the second most searched cricketer of 2025, after Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
3. Abhishek Sharma:
Team India’s opener Abhishek Sharma established his reliability as an aggressive batter at the top order in T20Is. Having scored 859 runs in 21 matches, the left-handed batter ranked as the third most searched Indian cricketer on the elite list.
With 5 fifties and a fabulous century against England, Abhishek’s batting strike rate of 193.46 has been truly exceptional. He recorded his career-best knock in T20Is this year, having scored 135 runs off 54 balls (including 7 fours and 13 sixes) against England at the Wankhede Stadium.
His ability to provide quickfire starts to his team in powerplay, particularly during the Asia Cup 2025, earned him a spot in India’s squad for the next T20 World Cup. The Amritsar-born cricketer has proven to be a boon for the men-in-blue’s top order batting line-up following the T20I retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
The 25-year-old is on the verge of etching his name in the record books as India’s greatest T20I opener, given his batting prowess and ability to dominate in the powerplays.
4. Shaik Rasheed:
Shaik Rasheed is yet another name that continued to trend in Google searches throughout 2025. He is indeed the most discussed young talent among fans and experts across the nation.
Born in Andhra Pradesh, the young, talented batter rose to fame with his consistency in red-ball cricket, averaging nearer to 47.
Even though the right-handed batter marked his IPL debut in the previous season for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), he got only a few opportunities to prove his skills. Having played 5 matches in IPL 2025, he scored 71 runs at an average of 14.20. However, the five-time champions released him ahead of this year’s IPL mini-auction.
5. Jemimah Rodrigues:
Indian women’s cricket team’s batting stalwart Jemimah Rodrigues became the most searched female cricketer in 2025.
Her heroic knocks in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 semi-final against Australia helped India accomplish a record-breaking 339 run chase.
The 25-year-old’s unbeaten knock of 127 runs from 134 balls steered her team to achieve the highest ever successful run chase in the women’s World Cup history. Her match-winning knock played a crucial role for India to secure a berth in the final and triumph over South Africa to win its maiden World Cup title.
Although Jemimah didn’t rack up even a single six in the inning, but maintained her composure and batted at a strike rate of 94.78, smashing 14 fours through the possible on-field gaps.
Ahead of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026, Rodrigues was officially named as the new captain of the Delhi Capitals. It’s worth mentioning that the right-handed batter attracted 13 lakh+ followers on her social media within a week. At a young age, she has become one of the most popularly searched Indian athletes in 2025.