Mumbai, March 21: Indian Premier League franchisee Mumbai Indians (MI) today claimed to have achieved a landmark with over 10,00,000 fans joining them on Facebook, thereby becoming the seventh most followed Indian brand on the social networking site.
“The franchisee is the only one in Indian sport to boast such a mammoth fan base registered anywhere. In terms of its following, Mumbai Indians is ahead of official cricket fan pages of associations as also individuals as also leading sports brands in the country,” a media release said here.
“From a modest fan base of 100 people in the first week, it has now grown to 10,00,000 people, and counting. The MI Paltan page on facebook is the most followed page among the 10 IPL franchises,” it said.
The Mumbai Indians (MI) Facebook page, MI Paltan commenced on February 22, 2010, a little before the start of IPL season 3.
–Agencies