How it all began: The mysterious ‘like’
It all kicked off when social media users spotted that Kohli’s verified Instagram handle had liked a photo of Avneet Kaur posted by one of her fan pages. The post showed Avneet striking a pose in a green crop top and a printed wrap skirt. Nothing unusual—until people started tagging actress Anushka Sharma (Kohli’s wife) in the comments. The timing made it all the more juicy, as the whole drama unfolded just a day after Kohli had shared a sweet and heartfelt birthday post for Anushka, who celebrated her birthday on Thursday.
Things escalated quickly. Fans went wild, some started dragging Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg into it, and others just laughed at the absurdity of it all. The 'like' vanished soon after, but the screenshots, and the jokes had already taken over social media.
Kohli clears the air: Blame the algorithm!
To shut down the growing noise, Kohli posted a clarification on his Instagram Stories. He 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.”
Now, whether you believe it or not, the phrase “registered an interaction” became an instant internet classic. It’s safe to say the internet will never let that one go.
X goes wild: Memes on Kohli’s statement
As expected, X users grabbed the opportunity and ran with it—straight into meme territory.
One user wrote, “Kids: my account got hacked. Men: my PR agent accidentally liked a post. Legend: the algorithm mistakenly registered an interaction.”
kids: my account got hacked
— Arjun* (@mxtaverse) May 2, 2025
men: my PR agent accidently liked a post
legend: the algorithm mistakenly registered an interaction
Some even compared Kohli’s explanation to a corporate training manual on how to dodge questions and said its a corporate lingo, “Normal people: Galti se picture like hogai. Kohli’s Insta admin: While clearing the feed, the algorithm mistakenly registered an Interaction. This is why corporate lingo is important.”
Normal people: Galti se picture like hogai
— Aman (@AmanHasNoName_2) May 2, 2025
Kohli’s insta admin: While clearing the feed, the algorithm mistakenly registered an Interaction.
This is why corporate lingo is important. pic.twitter.com/CDkhp4HwVQ
One guy, who clearly wasn’t buying it, wrote, “As a software engineer for 4 years, this is a completely senseless post!! An app like Instagram would never register an interaction mistakenly. Yeah, I mean, that's Instagram, not someone’s computer science final project, lol.”
Others were just having fun imagining Kohli in awkward situations. A hilarious meme showed Kohli looking unbortherd, captioned, “Virat Kohli after liking another woman's picture”
Virat Kohli after liking another woman's picture pic.twitter.com/dTb490NDrI
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 2, 2025
And this gem featuring a scene from the film 'Heyy Babyy' captured what everyone was thinking,“Situation between Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli right now after Avneet Kaur's insta post like”
Situation between Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli right now after Avneet Kaur's insta post like👀#ViratKohli #Avneetkaur pic.twitter.com/mrb7YyhOVc
— Bruce Wayne (@_Bruce__007) May 2, 2025
It didn’t stop there, here are some more funny reactions from the netizens:
Aaj virat bhaia gye kaam se 🤣#ViratKohli #AnushkaSharma pic.twitter.com/N6b3oNn1Fc
— rahulrawat4821 (@justcricket4821) May 3, 2025
Galti se mistake ho gayi 🥲
— Sufain (@ishfaaqahmd) May 2, 2025
#ViratKohli𓃵 #ViratKohli #Avneetkaur #Cricket pic.twitter.com/sv1ALeBOlA
Galti se Avneet Kaur ki pic like ho gyi Anushka bhabhi Virat bhai se
— Bruce Wayne (@_Bruce__007) May 2, 2025
Maaf krdo unhe🙏🏻#ViratKohli#Avneetkaur pic.twitter.com/MLgZBnyo9u
ICT Fan's To Virat Kohli 😉....#ViratKohli #AvneetKaur #Instagram#TeamIndia #DustBia #BamBam pic.twitter.com/wii5CoJdXf
— 𝔸𝕁𝔸𝕐 𝕁𝔸ℕ𝔾𝕀𝔻 (@iamajayjangirr) May 3, 2025
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