Indian skipper Virat Kholi and his wife Anushka Sharma on Wednesday announced the death of their beloved pet dog, Bruno. They took to social media and mourn his passing away.
Bruno had been a part of Virat's family for 11 years. Taking to social media, Virat Kholi shared a photo of Bruno along with a heartfelt message. "Rest in peace my Bruno. Graced our lives with love for 11 years but made a connection of a lifetime. Gone to a better place today. God bless his soul with peace,” he wrote.
Anushka also shared a photo with Virat and Bruno and captioned it: "Bruno RIP".
After Virat shared news of Bruno’s death, netizens took to social media to offer their condolences to the star couple and within minutes, #RIPBruno started trending on Twitter.
Here's what netizens had to say:
The couple also have another pet dog named Dude who has been with Anushka for many years. Virat had recently adopted 15 stray dogs at a shelter, Charlie’s Animal Rescue Centre (CARE), in Bengaluru.
A day before, Virat Kohli, captain of the Indian cricket team, in a throwback picutre teased his teammate Cheteshwar Pujara. The photo is from 2018-19 four-Test series in Australia which India had won.
Virat shared the image of the one-handed blinder he took at the second slip to dismiss Peter Handscomb on the first day of the second Test played in Perth. While Virat is seen making a full stretch to catch the ball, Pujara is seen looking at his captain trying to catch the ball.