Virat Kohli has been at the centre of the social media buzz again, as a new scandal has drawn a lot of debate on social media. In 2025, Kohli accidentally liked a photo of Indian model and influencer Avneet Kaur, which soon went viral, and the cricketer has also created a clarification.
This seems to have happened once again as an alleged like by Kohli on the Instagram page of a model named LizLaz was reported. In a few moments, the screenshots of the communication started circulating around the platforms, making the initially seemingly minor activity a huge topic of conversation. Since then, fans have overwhelmed social media with responses, many citing the possibility of a malfunctioning algorithm as the cause of the incident, just as it was stated earlier.
The hype over the episode has resulted in comic responses as well as a number of users lightheartedly slapstick at the situation and guess whether or not Kohli will revisit the issue in the limelight. Although most still are of debate, the case points to the fact that even the slightest online action by high-profile athletes can suddenly turn into a massive discussion.
At the field though Virat Kohli still allows his bat to speak. The right hand batter has just recorded a calm 49 on Lucknow Super Giants, leading Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to a win with ease. With an impressive average of 57 runs, he is already at the top of the run-scoring list with 228 in five innings.
Over the years, Kohli has played a significant role in the Indian Premier League. He has collected 8,889 runs in 272 games with eight centuries and 65 half-centuries. His best year was 2016 who scored a record 973 runs in 16 matches. Remarkably, he has been incredibly consistent in that he has taken over 600 runs in the past three seasons.
As for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, they currently sit second on the points table with four points from five matches. However, their biggest setback so far came against Rajasthan Royals. Looking ahead, they will take on Delhi Capitals on April 18 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
This is the way in which ‘X’ responded to the post about Virat Kohli supposedly liking it:
Kohli liked this post on Instagram. Another paragraph loading on algorithm 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/PWB9aFlY87
— ` (@WorshipDhoni) April 16, 2026Virat Kohli in front of Anushka after algorithm made its second mistake!!
pic.twitter.com/XgUTvGO9Ci
— कुंभकरण (@_kumbhkaran) April 17, 2026Anushka Sharma when Virat Kohli blames the algorithm again for his like on Instagram. pic.twitter.com/yMGmnqDQEF
— Sankasm (@_sankasm_) April 17, 2026Algorithm 💀💀
Now we get the reason why Kohli is suffering from headaches 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/xqKvhTJFpg
— Navneet 🚩 (@MSDian067) April 16, 2026Ghar main kalesh hoga ab#algorithm #viratkohli #instagram pic.twitter.com/DaBoYKGLaF
— Meme Germs (@Meme_germs) April 17, 2026Algorithm making Virat Kohli like pictures on Instagram#viratkohli #ig pic.twitter.com/KjRmKnT1CT
— MemeBazar (@MemexBazar) April 17, 2026
