From Alia Bhatt to Sonam Kapoor, celebs wish Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma on the birth of baby boy

Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma and her cricketer husband Virat Kohli welcomed their second child. On February 15, a child was born in the Kohli family, whom they named ‘Akay’. Soon after this news went viral on social media, congratulations started pouring in for the celebrity couple from different quarters.

Taking to Instagram to make the announcement, the couple wrote, “With immense joy and love in our hearts, we are all happy to share that on February 15, we welcomed our baby boy Akay and Vamika’s little brother into this world. Have done!Virat and Anushka wrote “We seek your blessings and good wishes during this beautiful time of our lives. We request you to respect our privacy at this time. Love and gratitude.

Actress Alia Bhatt wrote in the comments section of Anushka’s post, “How beautiful. Congratulations.” Alia’s Gully Boy co-star Ranveer Singh dropped heart emojis below Anushka’s post.

Actor-producer-director Farhan Akhtar commented, “Happy birthday and all the best to the little man.” Actress Neha Dhupia wrote, “Congratulations guys… Anushka Sharma @virat.kohli and our lovely #Vamika.”

Veteran actor Dalip Tahil commented, “Congratulations,” while actor Maniesh Paul wrote, “Big congratulations.” Mouni Roy wrote, “All my love to you and your little angel…” Sonam Kapoor also congratulated the couple.

Former Indian cricketer Jhulan Goswami, whose character Anushka plays onscreen in ‘Chakda Express’, wrote, “Welcome to the world, little master! Congratulations to @anushkasharma and @virat.kohli on the arrival of your happiness!”

Anushka and Virat, popularly called ‘Viruska’ by their fans, got married in an intimate wedding ceremony in Italy in December 2017. In 2021, Anushka and Virat welcomed their first child, a daughter, whom they named Vamika.