Is this an old photo of young Virat Kohli with new UK PM Rishi Sunak?
Rishi Sunak is all set to become Britain’s next Prime Minister after he won the race to lead the Conservative Party, defeating Penny Mordaunt.
By Sunanda Naik Published on 25 Oct 2022 12:37 PM GMT
Hyderabad: Rishi Sunak is all set to become Britain's next Prime Minister after he won the race to lead the Conservative Party, defeating Penny Mordaunt.
Amidst this victory, an old photo reportedly showing cricketer Virat Kohli with Rishi Sunak is being widely shared on social media. The viral photo is being shared with the hashtags #RishiSunak and #ViratKohli.
Similar posts can be seen on Facebook here.
Let's find out who's in the photo.
FACT CHECK
A simple reverse image search led us to an old report published by NDTV in 2017. The report is titled "Ashish Nehra and Virat Kohli's Old Pic Makes Twitter Nostalgic." It clearly states that the photo shows Ashish Nehra with Virat Kohli long before he became Team India captain or even started playing international cricket.
We also found tweets from verified accounts that confirm the same.
The same image was published by Cricketnmore along with other childhood images of cricketer Virat Kohli. The image can be seen with the tag "Virat Kohli and Ashish Nehra."
It is evident that the person with Virat Kohli is not the newly-appointed UK PM Rishi Sunak but cricketer Ashish Nehra.
Hence, the claim is false.
