Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma reportedly first met while shooting for a shampoo advertisement in 2013. They became ‘good friends’ and since then, Virat was reportedly spotted on film sets and Anushka at cricket matches.
After being seen together at an Indian Super League match in Pune, Anushka was spotted in the stands during multiple cricket matches in 2014. But the one that stood out from those was India’s game against Sri Lanka at Hyderabad where Virat had blown a kiss with his bat to his lady love after scoring a half-century.
With the popularity of their relationship came ugly trolls who found something as petty as one poor performance by Virat Kohli a reason to attack Anushka Sharma. It was in early 2016, when the couple had allegedly broken up to focus on their careers. Virat and Anushka had unfollowed each other on Instagram and the public appearances had stopped. Yet, his gesture to speak out against trolls had been widely appreciated. But, soon they both were spotted together at Yuvraj and Hazel’s wedding busting a move together.
There were even rumours of their engagement but Virat took to Twitter to clear them out. Putting an end to months of speculation, Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma finally tied the knot on 11 December in Tuscany, Italy.
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