New Delhi: Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli announced on his official social media profiles that he & Anushka Sharma are expecting their first child in January 2021.
He posted a picture with Anushka, captioning “And then, we were three! Arriving Jan 2021.”
The post shared by the Indian skipper went viral in no time and the netizens swarmed the social media space to express their delight and joy and congratulate the celebrity couple over them expecting their first child next year in January.
Congratulating the couple, Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan wrote, “Congratulations and my best wishes to you @imVkohli and @AnushkaSharma.”
Congratulations and my best wishes to you @imVkohli and @AnushkaSharma ? https://t.co/WJ8e5R0Moe
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) August 27, 2020
“Congratulations to you both @AnushkaSharma @imVkohli,” Harbhajan Singh wrote.
Congratulations to you both @AnushkaSharma @imVkohli ?❤️❤️?? https://t.co/lcISr5HSmg
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) August 27, 2020
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also congratulated the couple.
Congratulations @imVkohli & @AnushkaSharma ?? https://t.co/kHhMeJVoIC
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 27, 2020
Indian pacer Ishant Sharma tweeted, “Many Congratulations to you both! @imVkohli @AnushkaSharma.”
Many Congratulations to you both! ?? @imVkohli @AnushkaSharma https://t.co/Pq1jzZHE07
— Ishant Sharma (@ImIshant) August 27, 2020
Virat Kohli’s franchise in the Indian Premier League(IPL), Royal Challengers Bangalore also wished their captain and his wife. “Congratulations to @imVkohli and @AnushkaSharma on the new family member coming home in Jan! We couldn’t be more excited!” they wrote.
Congratulations to @imVkohli and @AnushkaSharma on the new family member coming home in Jan! ??
We couldn’t be more excited! ?
Drop a ❤️ to wish the happy couple! https://t.co/sK0QiROsqZ
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) August 27, 2020
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who is also the part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise, wrote, “Congratulations bhaiya and bhabhi.”
Kohli and Anushka had tied the knot in a private ceremony in 2017 in Italy’s Tuscany