Cricket fraternity congratulates Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma after birth of baby girl

The captain of the Indian cricket team Virat Kohli and his wife and Bollywood star Anushka Sharma on Monday announced the birth of their first child – a baby girl. Kohli took to social media platform to share a statement with his fans and followers as he announced that they have been blessed with a baby girl while thanking everyone for all the love, prayers and good wishes.

Kohli’s tweet went viral in no time with fans and former cricketers wishing the Indian captain and his wife on the birth of a baby girl. From the likes of Shreyas Iyer to Shikhar Dhawan, Brett Lee to Suresh Raina among others,Kohli’s teammates and colleaguescongratulated the Indian skipper and his wife.

"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," Kohli tweeted.

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

Here's how Twitter reacted to the birth of Kohli and Anushka's child:

Daughters are the biggest blessing to those who are the luckiest! Congratulations @anushkasharma @imVkohli and welcome to the wonderful world of parenting https://t.co/ZMMWu0TKgN — Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) January 11, 2021

Congratulations brother and @AnushkaSharma 🤗 Welcome to parenthood. A big hug to the little one, who'll give you happiness like you've never experienced before ❤️ https://t.co/SsjLobB4Eu — hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) January 11, 2021

Congratulations https://t.co/0t0d66MPt2 — Brett Lee (@BrettLee_58) January 11, 2021

Big congratulations to both of you 😇 — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) January 11, 2021

Saving her birthdate on #TheWall. 💗

Congratulations. 👨‍👩‍👧 — Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 11, 2021

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

Congratulations to the proud parents 😊😊 — Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) January 11, 2021

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 @imVkohli and @AnushkaSharma. Welcoming Virat to the Father's club now and especially to the one where the father's first kid is a daughter! The greatest feeling of being Dad is even sweeter when it's a daughter first baby. https://t.co/mVYTadTdXy — R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) January 11, 2021

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

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Fans were even more ecstatic about the news as India, hours before Kohli’s tweet, clinched a memorable draw against Australia in the Sydney Test, against all the odds. Interestingly, the baby girl shares her birthday with legendary Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid, whose birthday is widely celebrated by cricket fanatics every year.

Kohli had taken paternity leave after playing the first Test against Australia in Adelaide with Ajinkya Rahane stepping in to lead the Indian side in the highly-competitive Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Kohli and Anushka got married in a private ceremony in Italy in November 2017 after dating for around four years.