The IPL has always been a crowd-puller, and with the tournament being held behind closed doors due to the ongoing pandemic, fans have turned to online streaming platforms to watch their favourite teams in action. Jio Cinema, one of India’s leading online streaming platforms, has set a new record for the highest realtime viewership during MS Dhoni’s entry for batting against RCB.
As soon as he walked in, viewership on Jio Cinema spiked to an unprecedented 2.2 crore, making it one of the highest realtime viewership records for the platform. Fans were eagerly waiting for Dhoni.
The entire match between CSK and RCB had an average viewership of over 1.5 crore on Jio Cinema. With the match going down to the wire, the last 10 overs of the RCB innings saw a constant viewership of 2 crore, highlighting the popularity of the IPL and the immense fan following of the teams.
