Indian cricket star Virat Kohli is once again at the center of a social media storm. On Thursday night, users on Reddit and Instagram cricketer Lizlaz said she liked the bold picture posted on Instagram by German influencer. The alleged interaction quickly went viral, sparking a wave of memes, jokes and speculation, drawing parallels to a similar controversy involving actress Avneet Kaur last year.
Internet reacts to Virat Kohli’s Lizlaz post: From memes to advice from ‘Cheeku bhai’
Whether the Virat Kohli lookalike was intentional, accidental or the result of an algorithmic error is unclear, but that didn’t stop the internet from having fun. Reddit users quickly flooded in with jokes and unsolicited advice for the cricketer.A user said, “Anushka will be very angry.” Another suggested Kohli take a more discreet route, “Cheeku bhai private id bnalo..” A third user was more measured, dismissing the episode as a “mis-recorded interaction”. What caught everyone’s attention was Yuzvendra Chahal’s comment in his post. He wrote “Alogrithm”.
Virat Kohli and Avneet Kaur episode
Virat Kohli faced a similar situation last year when fans noticed that he had liked one of actress Avneet Kaur’s Instagram posts. The internet exploded in memes, prompting him to issue a public instruction. He wrote: “I’d like to clarify that while clearing my feed, it appears that the algorithm may have misregistered an interaction. There was no intent behind it. Please do not make any unnecessary assumptions.“The statement, however, only increased the trolling. Avneet Kaur herself directed the trailer of ‘Love In Vietnam’. When asked about getting attention from big names online, she smiled and said, “Keep the love coming.”
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Kohli and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma first crossed paths in 2013 on the sets of a TV commercial. After years of keeping their relationship private, the couple married in an intimate ceremony in Italy in 2017. Today, they are parents of two children, daughter Vamika born in January 2021 and son Akaay born in February 2024.
