Indian cricket star Virat Kohli is once again at the center of a social media storm. On Thursday night, users on Reddit and Instagram claimed that the cricketer had liked a bold photo posted by German influencer Lizlaz on Instagram. The alleged interaction quickly went viral, igniting a wave of memes, jokes, and speculation, with many drawing parallels to a similar controversy involving actress Avneet Kaur last year.
Internet reacts to Virat Kohli’s like on Lizlaz’s post: from memes to advice for ‘Cheeku bhai’
Whether Virat Kohli’s like was intentional, accidental, or the result of an algorithm error remains unclear, but that did not stop the internet from having its fun. Reddit users were quick to pile on with jokes and unsolicited advice for the cricketer.One user quipped, “Anushka will be very upset.” Another suggested Kohli take a more discreet route, “Cheeku bhai private id bnalo..” A third user was more measured, dismissing the episode as a “mistakenly registered interaction.” What caught everyone’s attention was Yuzvendra Chahal’s comment on her post. He wrote, “Alogrithm.”
Virat Kohli and the Avneet Kaur episode
Virat Kohli faced a strikingly similar situation last year when fans noticed he had liked one of actress Avneet Kaur’s Instagram posts. The internet erupted in memes, prompting him to issue a public clarification. He wrote: “I’d like to clarify that while clearing my feed, it appears the algorithm may have mistakenly registered an interaction. There was absolutely no intent behind it. I request that no unnecessary assumptions be made.“The statement, however, only intensified the trolling. Avneet Kaur herself addressed the buzz at the trailer launch of her film ‘Love In Vietnam’. When asked about receiving attention from big names online, she smiled and said, “May the love keep coming.”
More about Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma
Kohli and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma first crossed paths in 2013 on the sets of a television commercial. After years of keeping their relationship private, the couple married in an intimate ceremony in Italy in 2017. They are now parents to two children, daughter Vamika, born in January 2021, and son Akaay, born in February 2024.
