Amid IPL 2026, Virat Kohli came into discussion for liking a photo of German model LizLaz. After starring for Royal Challengers Bengaluru and helping his team beat Lucknow Super Giants, Virat’s Instagram activity sent social media into meltdown. Photographer Advait Vaidya, who clicked LizLaz’s photo, shared a screenshot claiming that an old photo of LizLaz was liked from Virat’s official account. Advait wrote in the caption, “How to react to this… when GOAT Virat Kohli likes your post. Lizlaz and I are still rubbing our eyes to see if this is really happening or not… haha… thank you GOAT.” Also read: WATCH| Rohit, Surya in disbelief after Shreyas Iyer’s superman catch Who is LizLaz? LizLaz is a German-South African model, vlogger and influencer, who is known in India for her travel content (like the ‘Samosa Samosa’ video). She had told in an interview to Filmimantra that Virat Kohli is her favourite cricketer. As soon as the screenshot of Virat Kohli’s like went viral on social media, several users reacted to it. However, it is still not clear whether Kohli actually liked it or if it was an algorithm error. Virat Kohli had also liked Avneet Kaur’s photo It is noteworthy that in May 2025 last year, Virat had liked a photo of actress Avneet Kaur. Regarding this, Kohli had clarified, “I want to clarify that while clearing the feed, it seems the algorithm mistakenly registered some interaction. There was no intention behind this. I request you to please not create unnecessary stories. Thank you for understanding.” Also read: ‘Hand back captaincy to Rohit Sharma’: Manoj Tiwary criticises Hardik Pandya’s leadership Virat Kohli highest run-scorer for RCB in IPL 2026 India legend Virat Kohli is currently busy with the Indian Premier League (IPL) and is leading as the highest run-scorer for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) with 228 runs in five matches. He has scored runs with a strike rate of 158.33. His unbeaten 69* is the best individual score in this season so far. In the last match, Virat played as an ‘impact player’ for the first time in his IPL career. Under Rajat Patidar’s captaincy, RCB is standing at the second spot with eight points in the points table, winning four matches out of five; they have a brilliant net run rate of +1.503. What’s next for Virat Kohli and RCB? The legendary cricketer, IPL’s all-time leading run-scorer, will hope to keep scoring runs and help RCB continue their winning momentum. The defending champions return to action on 18 April as they take on Delhi Capitals in the first match of the double-header on Saturday. In a recent chat with Bhaskar English, Delhi Capitals pacer Lungi Ngidi spoke about his plans to counter the threat of Virat Kohli. Post navigation ‘Hand back captaincy to Rohit Sharma’:Manoj Tiwary criticises Hardik Pandya’s leadership after Mumbai’s defeat to Punjab No MS Dhoni, Pat Cummins as Sunrisers host CSK:Having beaten Hyderabad 15 times out of 22, can Chennai register hat-trick of wins?
