3 min learnFeb 21, 2026 01:48 AM IST
Royal Challengers Bengaluru could be the large winners on the Girls’s Premier League, however their tempo ace Laurel Bell additionally emerged as one of many largest winners. Over the span of a heady few weeks, England’s Bell turned the third most adopted English cricketer on Instagram with 2.3 million followers. Her follower depend on Instagram was really greater than Joe Root and Jofra Archer mixed. Regardless of the numerous uptick in her follower depend, Bell stated that she posts on social media like she’s posting for simply an viewers of her shut pals.
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“For the reason that begin of the WPL, I’ve gained one and a half million extra. That’s wild. I feel I had perhaps 800k earlier than I bought signed for RCB, which I assume was already lots for a feminine cricketer. However as quickly as I bought on the market, the followers had been simply so passionate. It’s fairly loopy. I keep in mind I hit 1,000,000 within the first week and I assumed, ‘How are 1,000,000 individuals following me?’” Bell recounted in an interview with Wisden.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer Lauren Bell. (Categorical Photograph by Amit Chakravarty)
Speaking about her social media posting habits, Bell stated: “It’s nonetheless going up, and I’ve positively not gotten used to it. I nonetheless submit on it like I’ve solely bought ten of my pals on there, however I assume that’s a part of the enchantment—individuals wish to see what I’m as much as. I’m tremendous genuine with it. I’ll simply submit what I’m doing. Once I comply with sportspeople, it’s as a result of I like them as a participant however I additionally wish to see their life. I don’t give it some thought an excessive amount of, but when I do, I discover it loopy that I’ve bought two million individuals watching what I’m as much as.”
Bell spoke in regards to the huge fanbase that RCB have, getting recognised at a nail salon in India and being requested for a selfie whereas happening a jog.
“Taking part in for RCB, they clearly have an enormous fanbase. In all places you go, there’s an RCB fan. By the top of the event, the expertise was very completely different relating to freedom and being acknowledged. It was tremendous cool how effectively I used to be welcomed by the followers; they’ve given me a lot help,” Bell stated.
“I even bought acknowledged in a nail parlor. Actually all over the place we went—we went on a run as soon as, which in all probability wasn’t our greatest thought—individuals knew who we had been. Once we weren’t taking part in, we went for plenty of coffees and performed playing cards. We didn’t stand up to many purchasing actions,” Bell added earlier than revealing that she was additionally requested for selfies whereas she went on a jog in India.