Anuskha Sharma and Virat Kohli are married putting to rest months of speculation. The accomplished actor tied the knot with Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli in Italy on December 9. Anushka tweeted confirming this. "Today we have promised each other to be bound in love forever. We are truly blessed to share the news with you. This beautiful day will be made more special with the love and support of our family of fans & well wishers. Thank you for being such an important part of our journey."
Today we have promised each other to be bound in love forever. We are truly blessed to share the news with you. This beautiful day will be made more special with the love and support of our family of fans & well wishers. Thank you for being such an important part of our journey. pic.twitter.com/Scobdiqk7l
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) December 11, 2017
They were married in a private affair in Italy and are reportedly heading to South Africa. That where Virat Kohli is likely to revert to take charge of the Indian team and the couple will stay back together celebrate the New Year.
Virat Kohli reportedly pulled out of India's limited-overs matches against Sri Lanka adding to speculations. The couple will be hosting a reception in New Delhi for their relatives on 21st December.
According to reports a grand reception is also planned in Mumbai on December 26. The same reports noted in the Times of India Kohli and Sharma started dating in 2013 after they met during the filming of a shampoo advert.
Today we have promised each other to be bound in love for ever. We are truly blessed to share the news with you.This beautiful day will be made more special with the love and support of our family of fans & well wishers. Thank you for being such an important part of our journey. pic.twitter.com/aobTUwMNAK
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) December 11, 2017
Cricket and Bollywood have had a close relationship. Whether it was Zaheer Khan marrying Sagarika Ghatge, Harbhajan Singh marrying Geeta Basra and decades ago Mansoon Pataudi marrying Sharmila Tagore.