The year 2025 is coming to an end. As one looks back, there will be moments that stand out for everybody. Google’s most-searched list is one parameter to judge the highs for a particular subject. Going by that, an interesting trend has come to notice from Pakistan: the country’s most-searched athlete in 2025 is from India! In fact, none of Pakistan’s top cricketers like Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, or Mohammad Rizwan are in the top-five list. Youngsters such as Hassan Nawaz, Irfan Khan Niazi, Sahibzada Farhan, and Muhammad Abbas are among the top five.
However, google’s most-searched cricketer in Pakistan in 2025 was India’s Abhishek Sharma. The world No. 1 T20I batter, who went from strength to strength in 2025 in the shortest format, was the top run-getter in the 2025 Asia Cup with a tally of 314 runs at a strike rate of 200. In fact, he slammed a 39-ball 74 against Pakistan in the Asia Cup Super 4 stage. In 17 T20I matches in 2025, he scored 756 runs at an average of 47.25, including a century.
There was also a surprise in the most-searched cricket terms in Pakistan. Pakistan vs South Africa topped the list ahead of the Pakistan Super League and the Asia Cup.