Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli have confirmed that they welcomed their second child, a baby boy, on February 15. They’ve named him Akaay. The couple uploaded identical postings on social media that read: “With abundant happiness and hearts full of love, we are pleased to inform everyone that on February 15th, we welcomed our baby boy Akaay and Vamika’s younger brother into this world.” We ask for your blessings and best wishes during this wonderful period of our life. We respectfully beg that you respect our privacy at this time. “Love and gratitude, Virat and Anushka.”
The comments thread on Anushka’s post exploded instantly with messages from friends. “How beautiful, congratulations,” wrote Alia Bhatt. Ranveer Singh left hearts and evil eyes. Shweta Bachchan wrote, “Congratulations” as did Sonam Kapoor. “God bless,” commented bride-to-be Rakul Preet Singh.
Read the announcement here:
Virat Kohli has been on leave recently and missed India’s Test series against England amid rumours that he and Anushka Sharma expecting their second child. No pregnancy announcement was made by the couple but cricketer AB de Villiers revealed a baby was on the way, later retracting what he said. More recently, industrialist Harsh Goenka wrote on X, “A new baby is to be born in the next few days! Hope the baby takes India to great heights like the greatest cricketing father. Or will it follow the mother and be a film star? #MadeInIndia #ToBeBornInLondon.”
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli married in 2017 and have a daughter, Vamika, who was born in 2021. Anushka has finished filming Chakda Xpress, a biopic on cricketer Jhulan Goswami. She last appeared in Zero (2018), with Shah Rukh Khan.
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