INDIA VOTED
FAVOURITES TO WIN GLOBAL CRICKET TOURNAMENT
Key Findings from
UCWeb Cricket Survey
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2 27% people follow live cricket updates via mobile phones
New Delhi, March 12, 2015. Team India will reclaim the ‘World Champions’
title, according to a recently concluded online survey by leading mobile
browser UC Browser, India’s number one mobile browser with over 40% market share by the end of 2014 as per
StatCounter.
The findings, based on over 10,000 responses from across the country, reveal
that India’s back-to-back wins have improved the scenario with close to 74%
respondents favouring India as champions. Australia remains the second most
favourite team with 55% participants saying India versus Australia will make
the best encounter for the final. In an interesting revelation, the poll showed
that over 27% people are tuning into the matches on their mobile phones and
through cricket apps.
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44% of the people who voted said Virat Kohli will
be the top scorer for the tournament with the opening game century against
Pakistan setting the right tone. AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle come in at a
close second. Bowling remains a worry with 73% respondents saying Indian
bowling attack is weaker than before. Ireland
continues to enthral fans with its performance with majority of participants
saying the team can pull off more upsets as it remains in quarterfinal
contention.
Commenting on the survey findings, Kenny Ye, Managing Director, UCWeb India
says, “During the ongoing cricket tournament, UC Browser has provided
comprehensive content and services via in-app feature UC Cricket, allowing
millions of enthusiastic cricket fans to quickly and conveniently access the
most complete and up-to-date cricket information including live scores, text
broadcast, stats, photos, videos, schedules and more. The huge traffic
generated by these users allowed us to analyse the sports fever that has swept
the country.”
Almost 65% respondents said they are likely to
skip work/college at least 2-3 times during the matches as India enters the all-important
knockout stages.
About UCWeb
UCWeb Inc. (UCWeb), an Alibaba Group company, is
a leading provider of mobile internet software and services. Since its
inception in 2004, UCWeb's mission has been to provide better mobile internet
experience to people around the world. The flagship product of UCWeb, UC
Browser, is available on more than 3,000 different models of mobile devices
from over 200 manufacturers, and is compatible with all mainstream operating
systems. Serving users in more than 150 countries and regions around the world,
UC Browser is now available in 11 languages including English, Russian,
Indonesian, and Vietnamese. Additional information about UCWeb and UC Browser
can be found at www.ucweb.com.
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