Star India batter Virat Kohli on Tuesday (February 20) announced that he and his actress wife Anushka Sharma were blessed with a baby boy on February 15.

The power couple shared this news via social media, while also revealing that they have named the baby “Akaay”. Kohli and Anushka are already proud parents of a three-year-old daughter Vamika.

"With abundant happiness and our hearts full of love, we are pleased to inform everyone that on 15th February, we welcomed our baby boy Akaay & Vamika's little brother into this world!," Kohli informed in an Instagram post.

"We seek your blessings and good wishes in this beautiful time in our lives. We request you to kindly respect our privacy at this time."

Social media was flooded with congratulatory messages from the cricket fraternity after Virat Kohli announced the birth of his second child.

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On the work front, Virat Kohli had pulled out of the ongoing five-match Test series against England, citing personal reasons.

Kohli is expected to return to action in the upcoming IPL 2024 season for the Royal Challengers Bangalore.