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Star India batter Virat Kohli is currently playing for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. While he has been exceptional with the bat for the Bengaluru-based franchise, he has also been surrounded by some off-field buzz, which has now taken a dramatic turn.
It is to be noted that this controversy erupted when Kohli’s Instagram account appeared to like a post featuring influencer and Bollywood celebrity Avneet Kaur. The interaction quickly went viral, prompting Virat Kohli to issue a public clarification. The 36-year-old took to his Instagram story, which read, “While clearing my feed, it appears the alogorithm may have mistakenly registerd an interaction. There was absolutely no intent behind it. I request that no unnecessary assumptions be made.”
Rahul Vaidya jumps into the algorithm debate; mocks at Kohli after latter blocked him
In the latest turn of events, singer Rahul Vaidya has also joined the bandwagon. The singer shared a few stories on his Instagram handle, mocking at the clarification issued by the Indian cricketer. "Main kehna chahta hoon ki aaj ke baad aisa ho sakta hai ki algorithm bohot saare photos like karde jo maine nahi kare. So, jo bhi ladki ho (I want to say that going forward, the algorithm might like many photos which I didn't do. So, the girls), please don't do PR around it because it is not my mistake. It is Instagram's mistake, okay?" Vaidya said in a video.
The Indian singer further went on to claim that Kohli has blocked him on Instagram over the post, though that could also be an 'Instagram glitch', just as the RCB star had suggested himself. "So guys, Virat Kohli has blocked me, as you all know. I think that too is an Instagram glitch, Virat Kohli didn't block me. Instagram k algorithm ne bola hoga Virat Kohli ko ki, 'Ek kaam kar, main tere behalf pe Rahul Vaidya ko block kardeti hoon'. Hain na (Instagram's algorithm told Virat Kohli, 'I'll block Rahul Vaidya on your behalf') Right?" he signed off.
While the conversation could have ended here, but the massive fanbase that Kohli boasts of, hit back at the celebrity singer and hit out at his family, which led him to share another story which read, “Virat Kohli’s fans are even bigger jokers that Virat! You are abusing my wife, my sister… who have nothing to do with this. That’s why I say, you Virat fans are jokers - 2 kaudi ke jokers.”
Despite sharing a story which reignited Virat Kohli fans, Rahul Vaidya asserted that he respects the Indian batter as a cricketer, but maybe not as a man. “I used to be his fan. I am still a fan of the cricketer, but I don;’t endorse him as a human being.. My post about Virat and Avneet was just a joke.” Later, Vaidya also shared a post where he was seen singing a song, ‘Saari umar main joker’.
