The two met during the ad shoot in 2013 for a TV commercial for a shampoo brand and it did not take too long for the sparks to fly. While Kohli, by then, had taken big strides to become one of the key components in the Indian side, Anushka too had found her feet in Bollywood.
Anushka and Virat were spotted together quite often. It was reported that after Indian team’s arrival from the South Africa tour in 2014 in Mumbai, Indian cricketer headed straight to Anushka’s home. The Bollywood actress also visited Virat during India’s tour to New Zealand in 2014.
Anushka was also present in the stands during the India versus Sri Lanka ODI in November 2014 and after notching up a ton, Virat blew a flying kiss towards his lady love.
There were times when Anushka was targeted on social media and was blamed for India’s defeat or Virat’s below-par showing; be it during her visit to England where Virat in 2014 or be it during the ICC World Cup 2015 semifinal against Australia in Sydney or be it the ICC World Twnety20 2016 semifinal versus West Indies in Mumbai.
Virat, in fact, came out in support of Anushka and slammed those who blamed Anushka for his or Indian team’s failure.
Earlier, in 2016 Virat took to his Instagram and posted a photo of himself with a caption “Heartbroken” which led to reports of him and Anushka’s alleged fallout. He deleted the photo and reposted it with a new caption, “Feels like I committed a crime deleting this picture. Haha sorry, guys ????. Here it is again (sic).”
Back home, the two announced their marriage on Monday. It is earlier reported that the two will host a grand reception in Mumbai before Kohli leaves for a gruelling South Africa tour where India is going to play three Tests, six ODIs and three Twenty20s. Anushka is expected to join him for a while in South Africa.
