Fact Check: Did Yuzvendra Chahal Earn 10M Instagram Followers In 2 Days After 'Virat Kohli Bhaiya' Post?

Indian cricketers Virat Kohli and Yuzvendra Chahal have been making the headlines for their splendid performances lately. In the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2024), the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) faced Rajasthan Royals recently at Jaipur's Sawaiman Singh Stadium, where the home team emerged victorious by 6 wickets and 5 balls spare. However, fans enjoyed a lot during the RCB vs RR match as they witnessed two centuries by Virat Kohli (113) and Jos Buttler (100*). But more than the best performers of the day, RR's spin king Yuzvendra Chahal collected praise after he dropped a heartfelt post for Virat Kohli.

After the match, Chahal took it to Instagram and shared a picture with Virat Kohli stating: "You will always be my Virat bhaiya".

Chahal's Instagram post garnered thousands of likes and was praised by cricket fans on social media. But between all the good, some fake claims surfaced. A social media user claimed that Yuzvendra Chahal earned 10 million Instagram followers in the last two days, making his total number of followers from 9.4 to 19.4 million.

The post also claimed that now Chahal has more followers than actor Malaika Arora (18.8 million) and singer Diljit Dosanjh (19.3 million).

However, when cross-checked, it was found that Yuzvendra Chahal has 9.4 million followers and the claim of the addition of 10 million followers in the last two days was false. On monitoring the post closely, the fact-checking team observed that the viral post was photoshopped and fake.

Rajasthan Royal Winning Streak:

Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals have won all 4 matches played so far in the tournament and are at the top of the points table. The Rajasthan team is performing best in all three departments of the game and their discipline and teamwork have delivered positive results and team did not fail to impress fans with mesmerizing performances.