Hyderabad: Star couple Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma have been blessed with a baby boy, whom they have named Akaay. Virat Kohli in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter posted, "With abundant happiness and our hearts full of love, we are pleased to inform everyone that on 15th February, we welcomed our baby boy Akaay - Vamika's little brother into his world!"
"We seek your blessings and good wishes in this beautiful time in our lives. We request you to kindly respect our privacy at this time. Love and Gratitude - Virat and Anushka," added the star batter and former India skipper.
Virat, who was part of the 2011 ODI World Cup-winning Indian team, already has one daughter - Vamika. The elegant right-handed batter had taken leave for the ongoing Test series against England due to personal reasons. 35-year-old Anushka is an actress and has won several awards. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah had backed Virat, who made himself unavailable for the ongoing Test series against England.
Virat was last seen in action in the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town in January, which India won by seven wickets. He had made 46 and 12 in the two innings. He has so far played 113 Tests, 292 ODIs, and 117 T20s, in which he has amassed 8,848, 13,848, and 4,037 runs respectively. Virat plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the cash-rich Indian Premier League and has also captained the side.
Former South African batter Ab de Villiers, who is a close friend of Virat, had revealed the news of the couple a fortnight ago but had later apologised.
