Anushka Sharma’s Heartfelt Retirement Post for Virat Kohli After India’s T20 World Cup Triumph

Following India’s second T20 World Cup victory, Anushka Sharma wrote a touching message for her husband Virat Kohli, referring to the star batsman as “my home”.

In the event final on Saturday against South Africa, Kohli, who was a part of the 2011 ODI World Cup winning team, scored his first fifty runs of the tournament with a 76 off 59 balls that included six fours and two sixes, leading India to a competitive 176 for seven. After leading the Men in Blue to their second T20 World Cup victory and winning player of the match in Bridgetown, Barbados, he also declared his retirement from T20 Internationals.

Soon after the team won the exciting final, Sharma, who was supporting her husband back home in India, published the picture on Instagram.

“AND… I love this man @viratkohli. So grateful to call you my home – now go have a glass of sparkling water for me to celebrate this!” She wrote a caption for the photo of Kohli holding the prize.

The actor, who is friends with the batsman and has a three-year-old daughter named Vamika and a four-month-old boy named Akaay, congratulated Team India on their incredible achievement in a different tweet.

“Our daughter’s biggest concern was if all the players had someone to hug them after she saw them cry on tv….. Yes, My darling, they were hugged by 1.5 billion people. What a phenomenal victory and what a legendary achievement!! CHAMPIONS – CONGRATULATIONS!!” Written by Anushka.

The famous couple dated for a number of years before getting married in 2017.

Virat Kohli in Tears During Emotional Video Call After India’s T20 World Cup Victory

Following the victory, Virat Kohli was presumably on a video conversation with his family, including wife Anushka Sharma.

With Team India’s victory in the T20 World Cup 2024 on Saturday (IST) and the end of their 11-year ICC trophy drought, the celebrations will not be ending anytime soon. India chose to bat first in the final match over South Africa, scoring 176/7 in 20 overs.

Later in the chase, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and bowler Jasprit Bumrah guided Team India to victory, and despite a valiant effort by the Proteas, they lost by seven runs. Aside from them, the most significant contribution came from superstar batsman Virat Kohli, who overcame a slump to smash 76 off 59 balls.

Several Indian players couldn’t contain their joy as they shed happy tears following the thrilling championship victory. Everybody’s eyes were wet, even all-rounder Hardik and captain Rohit Sharma.

Still, Virat Kohli’s emotional display turned into one of the evening’s main highlights. Following the victory, Kohli was presumably on a video call with Anushka Sharma, his wife. The right-handed batter had tears in his eyes as soon as the call was made.

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Shortly after, Kohli appeared to be a new person as he wiped away his emotions and spoke to his children. He gave his children amusing looks, and the whole family enjoyed Team India’s historic achievement.

To make room for the new generation, both Rohit and Kohli declared their retirements from the Twenty20 International format.

“We aimed to accomplish just this during my final T20 World Cup. God is awesome because just when you think you can’t run any more, this happens. Just the right moment—a situation where it’s now or never. My final T20 match as an Indian player was this one. Our desire was to raise that cup. Desired to Indeed, I have; this was known to everybody. Not that, even in the event that we lost, I wasn’t going to announce it.

“It’s time for the upcoming generation to advance the Twenty20 format and achieve greatness akin to what we witnessed in the IPL.” In the post-match presentation, Kohli remarked, “I have no doubts that they will keep the flag waving high and take this team further from here.”