80s retro AI trend: Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma get stunning makeovers
A viral AI trend is reimagining Indian cricket stars like MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli as if they were playing in the 1980s. The trend has been adopted by various IPL teams and players, who are sharing retro-styled images on social media.
Why it matters
It demonstrates the growing cultural impact of generative AI tools in entertainment and sports marketing.
NEW DELHI: What would MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have looked like if they had played cricket in the 1980s? A viral AI trend on social media is giving fans an answer, transforming some of India's biggest cricket stars into retro versions of themselves.The AI-generated pictures have given Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit and Shreyas Iyer vintage hairstyles, colourful outfits and classic 1980s settings.The trend has now spread across the cricket world, with IPL teams and several cricketers joining in and sharing their own 1980s avatars.Cricketers embrace the retro trendYuzvendra Chahal kept his caption short and simple with 'Retro mode: ON'. Shikhar Dhawan embraced the throwback theme, writing, ‘The '80s called. We picked up.' Irfan Pathan also joined the fun, posting, 'Trend rukni Nahi chahiye.
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