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After a Decade, Kohli and Sharma Return to Wimbledon as Avneet Kaur’s Appearance Stirs Online Reaction

Avneet Kaur’s court-side presence during Djokovic’s round-of-16 match reignited memories of last spring’s Instagram ‘algorithm glitch’ involving Kohli, leading fans to defend Sharma through a surge of memes.

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Overview

  • Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma made their first Wimbledon appearance together in a decade, watching Novak Djokovic’s round-of-16 match against Alex de Minaur from the royal box on July 7.
  • Actress-influencer Avneet Kaur was also courtside that day, drawing attention to her coincident attendance with the couple.
  • Kohli had addressed a spring-time Instagram controversy by calling his inadvertent ‘like’ of a fan-page image of Kaur an algorithm glitch.
  • The unexpected overlap at centre court sparked a flood of memes and jokes on social media linking the outing to the past online incident.
  • Negative comments targeting Sharma’s natural look prompted fans to defend her and push back against ageist scrutiny.