Fact-Check: Did Virat Kohli Call Himself ‘GOAT’ Of Cricket

The Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli is currently enjoying his time away from all the cricketing action as the Indian cricket players are on a month-long break before the upcoming tour of West Indies. The Indian cricket team will be seen locking horns against West Indies in multi-format series that will kickstart on July 12th.

However, Kohli has been keeping his fans updated with his preparations for the upcoming projects and the ODI World Cup 2023. He recently left his fans in awe of him with his dedication as he shared a video of himself working out in the gym.

A screenshot of Virat Kohli’s Instagram story has gone viral

Virat Kohli

He has also been keeping his fans guessing by sharing cryptic stories on his official Instagram handle. From sharing philosophical quotes to sharing some cryptic messages, Kohli has kept his fans hooked to his Instagram account.

Meanwhile, on Thursday, a screenshot of Virat Kohli’s Instagram went crazily viral on social media and caught everyone’s attention. In the viral screenshot, Kohli joked about the celebration of the festival Eid. The message in the story read:

They Sacrificing GOATS Today So If You Don’t Hear From Me, Y’all know What Happened 🙏🏻💯”

Check out the viral screenshot:

Virat Kohli

Fact-Check: Did Virat Kohli really share this post?

Well, no, this is a fake screenshot that was shared from a fan account in a fun manner. It has been making rounds on the internet ever since it was shared.

Kohli will be next seen in action in the upcoming tour of the West Indies, which consists of 2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is.

Check out the Test and ODI Squad announced by the BCCI for India vs West Indies:

TEST Squad for IND vs WI: Rohit Sharma (Capt), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (VC), KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini.

India’s ODI Squad for India vs West Indies: Rohit Sharma (Capt), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Shardul Thakur, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar.