Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli have revealed that they welcomed their second child, a baby boy, on February 15. They named him Akaay. The couple shared identical posts on social media that read, “With abundant happiness and hearts full of love, we are happy to inform everyone that on February 15, we welcomed our baby boy Akaay and Vamika's little brother into this world. We seek your blessings and good wishes at this beautiful time in our lives. We kindly request that you respect our privacy at this time. Love and gratitude, Virat and Anushka.”
The comment thread on Anushka's post immediately exploded with messages from friends. “How beautiful, congratulations,” wrote Alia Bhatt. Ranveer Singh left hearts and evil eyes behind. Shweta Bachchan wrote, “Congratulations,” as did Sonam Kapoor. “God bless,” said bride-to-be Rakul Preet Singh.
Read the announcement here:
Virat Kohli has recently been on leave and missed India's Test series against England amid rumors that he and Anushka Sharma are expecting their second child. The couple did not make a pregnancy announcement, but cricketer AB de Villiers revealed that a baby was on the way and later retracted his words. More recently, industrialist Harsh Goenka wrote on X, “A new baby will be born in the coming days! I hope the baby takes India to great heights like the greatest cricket dad. Or will he follow the mother and become a movie star? #MadeInIndia #ToBeBornInLondon.”
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli got married in 2017 and are parents to a daughter named Vamika, born in 2021. Anushka has completed filming Chakda 'Xpress, a biopic on cricketer Jhulan Goswami. She was last seen in 2018 Zero opposite Shah Rukh Khan.