New Delhi, May 2 -- Virat Kohli has issued a statement after 'mistakenly' liking a post from a fan page dedicated to actor Avneet Kaur on Instagram. The star batter took to his Instagram Stories and issued a clarification to put the matter to rest.

Without naming the actor or the post, he issued a statement after the incident stirred controversy.

His statement read: "I'd like to clarify that while clearing my feed, it appears the algorithm may have mistakenly registered an interaction. There was absolutely no intent behind it. I request that no unnecessary assumptions be made. Thank you for your understanding."

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On Friday, several internet users noticed a like from Virat's verified Instagram handle on the fan page's page...