After weeks of speculation about the 'personal reason' due to which Star Indian cricketer Virat Kohli was out of action was finally revealed on February 20th, 2024. The 35-year-old took to his official Instagram account and disclosed that he and his wife Anushka Sharma have been blessed with a baby boy.
Kohli's heartwarming statement on Instagram read the below:
"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 this 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."
With the couple announcing the news, the fans and cricketing fraternity was inevitably delighted and sent their best wishes. Former Indian women's cricketer Jhulan Goswami was amongst the ones to wish them.
Here's how the netizens reacted to Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma having a baby boy:
Virat Kohli likely to return to the field in IPL 2024:
As far as the former Indian skipper's return to action goes, he is likely to make his on-field return only in IPL 2024 for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Kohli was named in the squad for the marquee five-Test series against England, but pulled out of the first two matches for what he mentioned as 'personal reasons'.
The BCCI later released a statement following the 3rd Test that Kohli has been ruled out of the entire series. With IPL 2024 likely to commence on March 22nd, fans are likely to see the Delhi-born cricketer in action only then.
