Amul celebrated the birth of Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli's baby girl and congratulated them by sharing a cartoon, featuring their baby girl in a baby crib, surrounded by her parents. Kohli and Sharma, who recently welcomed their first child on Monday (January 11), are yet to share a picture of their daughter on social media.
Amul India posted the cartoon with the text, "Bowled over by this delivery. Welcome it home," on Instagram. The caption on the post read: "Anushka and Virat blessed with a baby girl."
Take a look at Amul's post here:
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Earlier, when the couple announced the pregnancy in August, Amul had shared an adorable cartoon with the caption "Weerushka on the way." It featured cartoon versions of their pregnancy announcement photo. "Butter for beta or beti," read the post.
Sharma’s husband and Indian cricket team captain Kohli, who had been on paternity leave, shared the news about his daughter's birth on Instagram and wrote, "We are thrilled to share with you that we have been blessed with a baby girl this afternoon. We thank you all for your love, prayers and good wishes. Anushka and the baby are both healthy and we are feeling beyond blessed to start this new chapter of our lives. We hope that you can respect our privacy at this time."
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The couple has reportedly ensured tightened security at the Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai where the baby was born. As per a report in Bollywood Hungama, the couple is not accepting any gifts and even allowing close relatives to enter the hospital. They also on Wednesday urged paparazzi to not click photos of their newborn daughter. In the note, the couple told PTI, "Hi, Thank you for all the love that you have given us for all these years. We are happy to celebrate this momentous occasion with you. As parents, we have a simple request to make to you. We want to protect the privacy of our child and we need your help and support.“
Kohli and Sharma further added, "While, we will always ensure that you get all the content you need featuring us, we would request you to kindly not take or carry any content that has our child. We know that you will understand where we are coming from and we thank you for the same." Read about Anushka Sharma’s post-childbirth plan here
Feature Image Credit: Amul India/Instagram