Virat Kohli gets Bollywood support in LizLaz, Avneet Kaur ‘like’ controversy

Friday morning was absolute chaos on various social media platforms as the netizens found that Virat Kohli liked a photo of a German vlogger, LizLaz. Fans across started to troll the Indian batting maestro for his online activities.

According to widely published media reports, it was claimed that Virat Kohli liked a photo of the vlogger and social media influencer on Instagram. Multiple screenshots went viral as the professor of Virat's 'liked' LizLaz's photo. Photographer Advait first shared a picture of German model Liz Laz in January, and Virat liked it.

Bollywood actress Ameesha Patel backs Virat Kohli

While fans trolled the star cricketer for his social media activities, Bollywood actor Ameesha Patel backed Kohli amid the controversy. Ameesha claimed that if someone liked a photo, then there was no harm to it.

"Like karna kuch paap hai kya? Unki life, unka Instagram, unki marzi. Logon ko bas troll karna hi aata hai. Aur koi kaam dhanda hi nahi hai. Acchi baat hai kisi ke acche kaam ko like karna. Troll karna paap hai, kisi ko like karna nahi (Is liking something a sin? It’s his life, his Instagram, his choice. People only know how to troll; they have nothing better to do. It’s a good thing to appreciate someone’s good work by liking it. Trolling is the real wrongdoing, not liking someone)", Ameesha Patel told the paparazzi in Mumbai.

The social media influencer also reacted on the occasion. She was fascinated by the fact that a high-profile celebrity like Virat Kohli liked her photo.

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LizLaz expressed her amazement over the entire episode

In an interview with Hindustan Times, she claimed that she wasn’t actually aware that Kohli liked the post.

*It was crazy because I woke up and then I was all over the news", she said in the interview.

Amid the controversy and massive trolling, Virat disliked the Instagram post soon. Which might have left LizLaz a bit unhappy. She had no idea how the incident became a viral topic among the netizens and was then converted into news articles.

"I felt a bit sorry for him actually!. I was so happy that he liked it, but then his thinking about it, I felt a bit bad for him because I don't even know how it became such a big story. How did people notice, how did they make it news… that was probably not his intention behind it, but still I am grateful for it and I appreciate the support from him," the German vlogger said.

Virat Kohli departed cheaply vs DC

During the writing time of the article, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is facing the Delhi Capitals (DC) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Virat Kohli departed cheaply in the match. The right-handed batter departed after scoring only 19 runs in 13 balls. DC pacer Lungi Ngidi clinched the valuable wicket. Currently, RCB is placed second in the IPL 2026 points table with 8 points and a positive Net Run Rate.

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