Virat Kohli's Fans In Pakistan Overjoyed, Celebrate Akaay's Birth By Distributing Sweets

21.02.2024 - 06:49 sports.ndtv.com

Indian cricket's talisman, Virat Kohli, and his actress wife Anushka Sharma announced the birth of their baby boy Akaay in a post on social media on Tuesday.

While the rumours of Anushka's pregnancy were confirmed by former South African cricketer AB de Villiers in a social media post, Kohli himself revealed that Akaay came into this world on February 15.

While entire India celebrated the birth of Virat and Anushka's son, celebrations echoed even in Pakistan where the cricketer's fans celebrated the news by distributing sweets.

The fans didn't just congratulate Virat on the birth of his baby boy but also backed Akaay to break his father's cricketing records on the field.

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