Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma blessed with a baby girl; cricket fraternity drop warm wishes

In Frame: Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma

India skipper Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma on Monday were blessed with a baby girl. The 32-year-old shared the news on Twitter and thanked his supporters for their good wishes. He also that both Anushka and the baby are doing well. 

Virat’s on Twitter released a statement, which read: “We are thrilled to share with you that we have been blessed with a baby girl this afternoon. We thank you all for your love, prayers, and good wishes. Anushka and the baby are both healthy and we are feeling beyond blessed to start this new chapter of our lives. We hope that you can respect our privacy at this time. Love, Virat.”

pic.twitter.com/js3SkZJTsH — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 11, 2021

Many former and active cricketers took to Twitter to wish the couple. Here are the tweets: 

Congratulations @imVkohli and @AnushkaSharma on the birth of your daughter  Lots of love to the little one  https://t.co/OuHVLnrbgB

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) January 11, 2021

Congratulations skipper @imVkohli and @AnushkaSharma https://t.co/t5nCYawqdq — Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) January 11, 2021

Congratulations both  — Alexandra Hartley (@AlexHartley93) January 11, 2021

Congratulations @imVkohli and @AnushkaSharma for the baby girl, A very warm welcome to the club! — Ashwin  (@ashwinravi99) January 11, 2021

Many congratulations  https://t.co/4LfSFyVF8t — BCCI (@BCCI) January 11, 2021

Congratulations @imVkohli & @AnushkaSharma on the arrival of the little angel in your lives!

May her life be blessed with good health & love. https://t.co/AgPdz6HALM — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 11, 2021

The Indian skipper had earlier left the India-Australia series midway on paternity leave to be present for the birth of his first child. He left Australia after the end of the first Test, which was played in Adelaide. In his absence, Ajinkya Rahane has taken over the leadership role.