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Congratulatory messages started pouring in the moment Virat Kohli, on Tuesday, took to Instagram to announce the birth of his second child. Kohli said his wife, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, gave birth to a baby boy last Thursday. They named the child Akaay. The couple already has a daughter named Vamika.
“With abundant happiness and our hearts full of love, we are happy to inform you all that on February 15, we welcomed our baby Akaay and Vamika’s little brother into this world,” Kohli said on Instagram. “We seek your blessings and good wishes at this beautiful time in our lives. We ask that you kindly respect our privacy at this time,” she added Tuesday night.
Kohli’s Instagram post garnered 8.2 million likes and 377 thousand likes on Wednesday morning. Among those who commented on Kohli’s post were former India cricketer Virender Sehwag, former England batsman Kevin Pietersen and former Australia pacer Brett Lee.
“Congratulations Virat,” Sehwag commented with a heart emoji. The former India opener’s congratulatory message attracted a lot of attention. At the time of writing this, Sehwag’s comment had close to 20,000 likes and 60 replies. It was one of the most popular threads of the entire publication.
Lee and Pietersen’s comments were not far behind. The former England captain’s “Best” comment garnered nearly 3,000 likes, while Lee’s congratulations sparked around 6,000 likes.
Kohli has played with or against all these stalwarts. The legendary cricketer, however, has been out of action for quite some time now.
He was last seen on the cricket field during the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan earlier this year. He was picked for the first two Tests against England, but after attending a practice session with the Indian team in Hyderabad, Kohli informed captain Rohit Sharma, head coach Rahul Dravid, the selection committee and other senior members of the BCCI about his decision to retire. the first two games.
The BCCI asked all stakeholders to respect Kohli’s privacy. Rajat Patidar was named as Kohli’s replacement in the Test team. While Kohli was away, the speculations were endless. Some reports suggested that the 35-year-old is likely to return to action for the fifth and final Test in Dharamsala, but after BCCI announced the squad for the remaining three Tests, it was confirmed that Kohli would not be available for the entire series. .
The right-hander is likely to return to action for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2024, which is scheduled to begin at the end of March.