"Was Shivering": Virat Kohli On First Meeting With Anushka Sharma, And Talking About High Heels

21.03.2023 - 16:07 sports.ndtv.com

Virat Kohli has often described wife Anushka Sharma as the one who has always stood by his side. The star couple got married in 2017 and are now proud parents to a daughter.

the duo can often be seen together in events and TV ads. Their first meeting was at the shoot for a TV commercial too. However, the confident man that he is on the cricket field, Virat Kohli has now revealed that he was 'shivering' with nervousness before meeting Anushka for the first time in 2013.

He even said that in his nervousness he also made some awkward statement. "I remember it was 2013. I had just been named the captain for the Zimbabwe Tour, I was excited.

Then my manager called up about a TV commercial. He told me that I was shooting with Anushka Sharma. She was a well-established, one of the top actors.

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