The 8th match of IPL 2024 was played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians. Against the backdrop, an image showing Sachin Tendulkar and other Mumbai Indians players has gone viral on social media, claiming it to be a recent gathering at cricketer Tilak Varma’s house.
The image is shared on Facebook with a caption: “SRH के खिलाफ मुकाबले के लिए हैदराबाद पहुंची मुंबई इंडियंस टीम. लेकिन मुकाबले से पहले युवा खिलाड़ी तिलक वर्मा के घर पहुंचे MI के सभी खिलाड़ी. रोहित शर्मा, सचिन तेंदुलकर के साथ ईशान, सूर्या, अर्जुन और पीयूष चावला भी नजर आए” (English version: See below.)
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be MISLEADING.
Doing a simple Reverse Image Search, our team traced a news article by ABP News featuring the same viral image, dated April 18, 2023. The image caption reads: “Mumbai Indians players and other people associated with the team reached Tilak Varma’s house. Actually, apart from the Mumbai Indians players, the rest of the team had dinner at Tilak Varma’s house. During this, Tilak Varma’s parents and Mumbai Indians players were seen. At the same time, former Mumbai Indians player and famous as the God of Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar was also seen with other players.”
We also found a post related to the photo on Tilak Varma’s verified Instagram handle, dated April 17, 2023, with many other visuals.
Thus, it is evident from the above information that the viral image claiming to be Mumbai Indian players’ recent visit to Tilak Varma’s home is misleading.
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