Highlights:
- Actress Anushka Sharma and cricketer Virat Kohli are expecting their first child
- The couple announced the news on social media platforms
- Soon after the announcement, Twitter was flooded with #Virushka memes
Actress Anushka Sharma and Indian skipper Virat Kohli are expecting their first child. The couple announced the news on their respective social media profiles earlier today, sending the Internet into a tizzy.
“And then we were three,” write both Virat and Anushka on their respective Instagram and Twitter handles.
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The couple has also revealed that the baby will arrive in January 2021 while sharing a picture that shows a glowing Anushka posing for the camera, her husband smiling behind her.
The announcement created a storm on Twitter, where #Virushka began to trend soon after.
Happy tweets and memes have since flooded the social media platform, along with hundreds of congratulatory posts from friends and fans.
Let us take a look at some of the #Virushka tweets which have taken over the microblogging platform:
All Indian people be like ??? pic.twitter.com/A8qxzX859o
— मोहम्मद साहिल खान MOHAMMED SAHIL KHAN (@MOHAMMED_00014) August 27, 2020
Memers wondered how the news would affect Taimur’s popularity:
Taimur after realising that he will be less popular now : pic.twitter.com/tp3OJJ3iCm
— Bisleri wale Marwadi ??? (@Muaaaahrwadi) August 27, 2020
Taimur after hearing news of Virushka's kid pic.twitter.com/SSq2ejiVxc
— Mehul arora (@me_mehul02) August 27, 2020
Virat and Anushka they will become parent in JAN 2021
— Logical Army ?? (@nitin_sta) August 27, 2020
VIRAT TO YEAR 2020 :#Virushka pic.twitter.com/wlLf4hqcVU
Some fan hit right in the feels for Virat Kohli:
#virushka
— Yashik (@Thamizhan45) August 27, 2020
When you're just born and realise your father haven't won any IPL match till now… pic.twitter.com/Vh3onOwHjb
In 2017, Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma tied the holy knot in Italy, after dating for several years. Their first born’s announcement came in 3 years after their marriage and has been taken very well by their fans and well wishers with comments flooded with congratulations and wishes.
Actress Alia Bhatt dropped a string of heart emojis in the comments section of Anushka’s post, while Priyanka Chopra wrote, “Congratulations you guys.”
Parineeti Chopra, Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani, Taapsee Pannu and Preity Zinta are just some other members of the film industry who have wished the couple on social media.