An image purportedly showing cricketer Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma meeting Smriti Mandhana and other RCB players after their win against the Gujarat Giants is doing the rounds on social media. Kohli and Anushka can be seen standing at the centre, while Mandhana and other players appear in the background, clapping for them.
The above post can be seen here. (Archive)
NM VERIFIED
NewsMobile verified the claim and found the image to be AI-generated.
Searching with relevant keywords for more authenticity of the image, the NM team went through many credible news media but found none carrying the viral image. The official social media handles of Kohli, Anushka, Mandhana, and the RCB have also not shared this image.
A close analysis of the image reveals multiple inconsistencies commonly found in the AI-generated visuals. The image appears unusually crisp and polished. Smriti Mandhana’s fingers seem distorted, the hand movements look unnatural, and there is a noticeable lack of eye contact between the main subjects of the image. Additionally, the AI-detection tool — Hive Moderation — confirms that the image is 99.9% digitally generated.
Hence, we can conclusively say that the viral image claiming to show Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma meeting Smriti Mandhana and RCB players after their win against the Gujarat Giants is digitally manipulated.
