Virat Kohli<\/a> is usually in the spotlight for his batting brilliance – big runs, match-winning knocks and his ability to chase down targets. But this time, the star batter has grabbed attention for a different reason. Kohli, currently featuring in IPL 2026, allegedly \u2018liked\u2019 a photo of German model-influencer LizLaz.Within minutes, screenshots of the interaction spread across social media, turning a small action into a viral talking point. Interestingly, Kohli does not follow the influencer, which added to the curiosity around the incident. <\/p>\n Watch<\/p>\n
Virat Kohli Trends After Liking Influencer Post, Internet Reacts With Memes LizLaz, who suddenly found herself trending online, later reacted to the situation. Speaking to Hindustan Times, she said: \u201cIt was crazy because I woke up and then I was all over the news.\u201d She also explained how she found out about it: \u201cI don\u2019t even know when he liked the picture, I learnt through the news. So many people found the articles done on me on many different platforms and sent them to me in my DMs. I got so many messages today, people were super excited about it.\u201dWhen asked about Kohli reportedly unliking the post later, she added: \u201cI felt a bit sorry for him actually!\u201d She continued, \u201cI was so happy that he liked it, but then him unliking it, I felt a bit bad for him because I don\u2019t even know how it became such a big story. How did people notice, how did they make it news\u2026 that was probably not his intention behind it, but still I am grateful for it and I appreciate the support from him.\u201dLizLaz also revealed that she is a fan of Kohli. \u201cI also started traveling around all over South India, Goa, Mysore, even Coorg, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, and then also the north later. And this trip is when I got introduced to cricket as a sport. I didn\u2019t watch it before or anything. I was born in South Africa but brought up in Germany, where the national sport is only football,\u201d she said.\u201cIt was obviously the IPL last year, so I started watching with my Bangalorean friends. It was contagious. I was also becoming a Royal Challengers Bangalore fan. And obviously, if you support RCB, Virat Kohli is the most exciting player to watch. He\u2019s just so good. So I was happy about him liking the picture,\u201d LizLaz added.This is not the first time Kohli has been in the news for such incidents. Earlier, he had briefly liked a post by Avneet Kaur, which also sparked a buzz on social media.Kohli later issued a clarification, saying: \u201cI\u2019d 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
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