Indian
cricketer Virat Kohli recently hit headlines for liking German vlogger/ musician LizLaz's Instagram picture! Netizens were quick to spot this and were instantly reminded of the time Virat had liked actress Avneet Kaur's photo. However, the cricketer issued a clarification, stating the algorithm had mistakenly registered an interaction. While Virat is yet to comment on the new incident, LizLaz has finally reacted to it. In an interview with a portal, the vlogger shared her first reaction, saying that she was all over the news when she woke up.
LizLaz reacts to Virat Kohli liking her Instagram picture
German vlogger/ musician LizLaz admitted that she didn't know when Virat liked her picture, and learnt it through news. She added that people sent news articles about her through DMs. In fact, she received a lot of messages and believes that people were excited about it. Interestingly, LizLaz is actually a fan of Virat Kohli and it all happened because of her India trip last year. During the trip, the vlogger was introduced to cricket as a sport and that's when she watched Virat play in IPL. She started watching the matches with her friends from Bangalore. Eventually, LizLaz became a fan of Kohli's team Royal Challengers Bangalore. "And obviously, if you support RCB, Virat Kohli is the most exciting player to watch. He's just so good. So I was happy about him liking the picture," she told Hindustan Times.
LizLaz was further asked about Virat unliking her picture. To this, the vlogger mentioned that she felt a bit sorry for the cricketer. Although she was so happy that Kohli liked it, 'but then him unliking it, I felt a bit bad for him because I don't even know how it became such a big story,' she added.In fact, the vlogger wondered how people noticed the same and how it became news. LizLaz believes that wasn't Virat's intention behind it. That said, she is still grateful to the cricketer, and appreciates his support.
When Virat Kohli broke silence on liking Avneet Kaur's picture
Back in 2025, Virat issued a clarification over him liking TV actress
Avneet Kaur's picture on social media. In his statement, Kohli mentioned that there was no intent behind it.
He further requested everyone not to make unnecessary assumptions. "I'd like to clarify that while clearing my feed, it appears the algorithm may have mistakenly registered an interaction," he wrote on his Instagram account.