Virat Kohli said in a tweet: “I never claimed to be vegan. Always maintained I’m vegetarian. Take a deep breath and eat your veggies (if you want).”
The response came after fans pointed out that the cricketer’s claim of being a vegetarian was contradicted by a post that he shared about his diet recently.
To this, he had said that his meals mainly comprised “lots of vegetables, some eggs, 2 cups of coffee, dal, quinoa, lots of spinach, love dosa too.”
Fans were also seen discussing Mr Kohli’s teammate Rohit Sharma and his love for the Mahastarian snack vada pav. One fan even went as far as to call Mr Sharma a “vadapaverian.”
The exposure that social media provides by giving a glimpse into celebrities lifestyle results in acute scrutiny of lifestyle choices.