For a nation obsessed with cricket, 2013’s ‘Biggest Cricketing Moment’ was our very own ‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar hanging up his boots.  The historic moment had the nation in thrall, and of course netizens read, shared and searched all they could on one of the greatest cricketers in the history of sports. In a rather ironic flip, the same year saw the IPL spot fixing scandal tarnish some of the most promising, and well-known cricketers in the country. In the midst of all the emotion and the controversies, Virat Kohli continued his stellar run to establish himself as the ‘Cricketer of the Year’.

Finance and economics ruled several debates this year, placing Raghuram Rajan, the newly appointed Governor of Reserve Bank of India, bang in the spotlight. He not only topped the Finance Newsmakers of list, but also featured as one of the Top Newsmakers of 2013.  The politics of policies seem to be on the minds of netizens with the Food Security Bill, the Land Acquisition Bill and the Pension Bill featuring in the ‘Most Widely Discussed Financial Events Online’ this year. The Top Newsmakers list, which usually moves around Politics, Cricket and Entertainment, featured another surprise entry with CNR Rao, Head of the Prime Minister’s Scientific Advisory Council, whose Bharat Ratna award and the ensuing row on the comment on politicians ‘nonchalant attitude towards science’ earned him his space in the lime light.

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