Cricket World Cup: Anushka Sharma drops heart, Athiya Shetty says 'best guy ever' after Virat Kohli, KL Rahul shine against Australia

Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma was all hearts as her cricketer hubby Virat Kohli led India to win against Australia in the team's opening game of the World Cup against five-time champions Australia. Athiya too hailed her husband KL Rahul for his partnership with Virat, which played a key role in the team's win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.

Hyderabad:Anushka Sharma is a huge supporter of her husband, cricketer Virat Kohli. On Sunday, Virat Kohli and wicket-keeper-batter KL Rahul's icy combination helped India secure a six-wicket victory over Australia at Chennai's Chepauk stadium, giving them a winning start to their ICC Cricket World Cup campaign.

Anushka took to Instagram to respond to Virat and Rahul's record-breaking 165-run partnership for the fourth wicket, sharing a post on her stories with a blue-heart emoticon. Athiya Shetty, a proud wife, praised her husband KL Rahul's brilliant knock in the game against Australia on Sunday. Athiya took to Instagram to share a video on her stories with the description, "Best guy ever," and a red heart emoticon. She also posted a photo and praised Virat Kohli and KL Rahul's performance in the game.

Indian spinners ran through the Australian lineup as they were bundled out for a meagre 199. Spinner Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the bowlers and was ably supported by spinners Kuldeep Yadav (2/42), Ravichandran Ashwin (1/34) and pacer Jasprit Bumrah (2/35), Mohammed Siraj (1/26) and Hardik Pandya (1/28).

India at one stage was reeling at 3-2 after skipper Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were dismissed for zeroes. But Virat Kohli and KL Rahul had different ideas. The duo started with caution and conjured a 165-run stand for the fourth wicket, which took India on the verge of a win. Kohli fell after a well-made 85, while Rahul finished the game in style, with a six and remained unbeaten on 97. The Karnataka batter, Rahul, though, could not reach the three-figure marks.

India next heads to New Delhi where they on Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on October 11.