Updated May 3rd 2025, 19:21 IST
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are one of the most loved couples on social media. On May 2, the former Indian skipper took to his Instagram stories to clarify that some social media activity had been carried out in his name due to a glitch in the algorithm. In his statement, he hinted at a ‘like’ on young actress Avneet Kaur's photo that got the internet talking. Soon after, memes around the cricketer made their way on social media, with some netizens even commenting on his family life and suspecting trouble in paradise with his wife, Anushka Sharma. However, fans of the couple popularly referred to as ‘Virushka’ took to their accounts to flood it with cute family moments of the actress-cricketer and also stressed that the ‘like’ is not as big a deal as it is being made.
While one half of social media made fun of Virat Kohli's Instagram activity, his loyal fan base made sure to send out a different message. Fan-made edits and reels of the cricketer's cute moments with his wife Anushka, daughter Vamika and son Akaay flooded the internet. Some even expressed disappointment with other social media users for commenting on Kohli's relationship with his wife and children just because of a simple like on Instagram.
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Some fans of the cricketer took their advocacy a little too far. After Virat explained that the ‘like’ was a result of an algorithm glitch, netizens bombarded the comment section of Mark Zuckerberg's Instagram account. Fans of Kohli blamed the Meta boss for the mishap and demanded an apology from him. A variety of comments on Zuckerberg's latest post read, “Say sorry to Kohli".
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In his clarification post made on May 2, without naming Avneet or referring to the post explicitly, Virat 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. Thank you for your understanding.” The “like” on the post has since been removed from the post.
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Published May 3rd 2025, 19:21 IST