Hardik Pandya has been quite open about his new lady love, often sharing their adorable moments on social media. Against this backdrop, a viral image has gone viral, showing Pandya lifting his girlfriend Mahieka Sharma in a park.
A Facebook post by Cricket 25m shared the image with a caption: Hardik Pandya with his girlfriend.
Similar posts were shared on social media. You can view the post here and here.
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NewsMobile fact-checked the viral picture and found it to be morphed.
Searching with relevant keywords, NewsMobile could not find any credible media reports carrying such an image. Notably, neither Hardik Pandya nor Mahieka Sharma has released any such photo on their social media accounts.
However, we found a similar image shared by Hardik Pandya on his official Instagram handle on November 18, 2025. Here, the couple is seen posing together in a gym.
A comparision between the original and viral picture [below] finds major visual discripenies. Even the woman in the picture in question does not look like Mahieka Sharma. The phones used to take the selfie are also different.
A closer look at the photograph reveals several red flags: uneven lighting, unnatural facial blending, different custumes, and overly smooth textures in the background — all tell-tale artefacts of digital manipulation.
Additionally, the AI-detection tool — Hive Moderation — confirms that the image is AI-generated.
So, in conclusion, we can say that the viral image showing Hardik Pandya lifting his girlfriend Mahieka Sharma is digitally manipulated.
