{"id":535609,"date":"2026-04-17T08:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/535609\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:06:09","slug":"virat-kohlis-instagram-like-sparks-meme-storm-fans-revive-algorithm-joke-off-the-field-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/535609\/","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli\u2019s instagram &#8216;like&#8217; sparks meme storm, fans revive &#8216;Algorithm&#8217; joke | Off the field News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/130325102.jpg\" alt=\"Virat Kohli\u2019s instagram 'like' sparks meme storm, fans revive 'Algorithm' joke\" title=\"Virat Kohli\u2019s instagram 'like' sparks meme storm\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Virat Kohli\u2019s instagram &#8216;like&#8217; sparks meme storm Indian cricket star <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/virat-kohli\/3993\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Virat Kohli<\/a> has once again found himself trending off the field after his social media activity triggered a fresh wave of memes online. Kohli allegedly \u201cliked\u201d an Instagram post featuring a German-South African influencer, identified as LizLaz, which was quickly spotted by fans. Within minutes, screenshots of the interaction began circulating across social media, turning a minor action into a viral talking point. Interestingly, Kohli does not follow the influencer, adding to the intrigue around the incident. In 2025, Virat Kohli had inadvertently liked a post by Indian influencer Avneet Kaur, an incident that quickly sparked widespread debate on social media after which Virat Kohli even led to a public clarification in his Instagram story. Now, after a similar \u201clike\u201d from his profile was reportedly spotted on a post by model LizLaz, fans have once again set the internet abuzz, jokingly attributing it to another \u201calgorithm glitch\u201d involving the Royal Challengers Bengaluru star.Yuzvendra Chahal&#8217;s commentAfter the like controversy, Yuzvendra Chahal\u2019s hilarious \u201cAlgorithm\u201d comment on the influencer\u2019s post has gone viral.<\/p>\n<p>Virat Kohli in IPL 2026<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the off-field, in IPL 2026, Virat Kohli is currently the Orange Cap holder, leading the tournament with 228 runs in five matches . He has been a cornerstone for the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), who currently sit near the top of the points table with four wins from five games. Recently, Kohli played as an Impact Player for the first time in his career due to a minor knee injury sustained in the previous match . He opened the batting and scored a crucial 49 off 34 balls to guide RCB to a 5-wicket victory<\/p>\n<p>Poll<\/p>\n<p>Which incident involving Virat Kohli do you find more intriguing?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli\u2019s instagram &#8216;like&#8217; sparks meme storm Indian cricket star Virat Kohli has once again found himself trending&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":535610,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,17774,185096,185098,47712,101,56,54,55,15624,138493,185097],"class_list":{"0":"post-535609","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-cricket","9":"tag-ipl-2026","10":"tag-kohli-algorithm-meme","11":"tag-lizlaz-influencer","12":"tag-royal-challengers-bengaluru","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom","17":"tag-virat-kohli","18":"tag-virat-kohli-instagram","19":"tag-yuzvendra-chahal-comment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}