CINCINNATI, OHIO: The famous YouTuber IShowSpeed attracted widespread notice after he expressed his views on Indian cricketer Virat Kohli through a social media post shared by Babar Azam on Instagram.
After Speed's comment, a multitude of his fans quickly disseminated the statement across various social media platforms, including Twitter and Instagram.
Furthermore, on Twitter, certain users who caught wind of Speed's comment started praising Kohli's cricket skills, hailing him as the 'true king of cricket'.
What did IShowSpeed say about Virat Kohli?
IShowSpeed hailed Virat Kohli as the Greatest of all Time (GOAT) in a recent Instagram post by the Pakistan captain, Babar Azam.
Azam recently shared a photo of himself dressed in a suit with the caption 'Suit up!', which received an impressive 736,201 likes on the platform.
However, the comment from American social media influencer IShowSpeed stole the spotlight. He remarked, 'Virat obolo tos the GOAT,' roughly translating to 'Virat Kohli is the GOAT.'
Despite being an avid fan of global football sensation Cristiano Ronaldo, IShowSpeed has consistently shown admiration for Indian player Virat Kohli.
Screenshots of Speed's comment on Azam's Instagram post circulated widely on various social media platforms.
Twitter user @mufadalvohra captured and shared the screenshot, captioning it, "Speed's comment on Babar Azam's Instagram post." As of the time of writing, Speed's comment had garnered over 15k likes on Instagram.
This incident wasn't the first time that Speed playfully teased Babar Azam while supporting Virat Kohli. In a viral video from May, Speed sent a voice note to the Pakistani star, proclaiming, 'Virat Kohli is better.'
Internet reacts to IShowSpeed's comment involving Virat Kohli
Upon reading the Instagram comment of IShowSpeed, some of his fans took the comment to Twitter and shared their perspectives. One fan said, "This dude just shows up anywhere and be "VYRAT KOHLI" For him every one in India is Virat Kohli."
Another fan wrote, "Virat Kohli 🔥 is the real king of the cricket."
A third fan said, "Because kohli is C.Ronaldo fan and speed is super crazy about ronaldo.for ronaldo fans whoever support hi are family." A fourth user said, "YouTuber speed that's hilarious."
A last user wrote, "He is an attention seeker. Cashing the sentiments of Indians and Pakistanis. Don't give him that."