Saina Nehwal congratulates Virat Kohli on Twitter after Anushka Sharma announces pregnancy

On Thursday, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli anunced that he and wife Anushka Sharma are expecting ir first child. "And n, we were three! Arriving Jan 2021," y wrote on social media. Fans, athletes and celebrities came toger to congratulate couple on social media. Both of m shared same photo of Anushka Sharma flaunting her baby bump while Kohli stood behind her. 

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Saina Nehwal wishes Virat Kohli after he and Anushka Sharma speak anunce pregnancy

Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal was among athletes who congratulated Virushka on Twitter. She replied to Kohli's tweet, wishing m luck. "Congratulations ....You two deserve every bit of happiness this baby is going to bring you. Good luck," wrote 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist. 

Nehwal is currently training at a private facility in Hyderabad for upcoming Tokyo Olympics next year. 30-year-old badminton star is training with her husband Parupalli Kashyap and is expected to soon join national badminton camp at SAI Pullela Gopichand Academy. However, recent reports state that Nehwal is refraining from attending national camp as Kashyap was omitted from Olympic-hopefuls. 

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Along with Nehwal, six-time Grand Slam winner Sania Mirza also commented on Kohli's Instagram post. “Congratulations you two,” she commented while adding two heart emojis. Indian cricketers like Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul, Harbhajan Singh, Krunal Pandya and Yuzvendra Chahal also commented on Kohli's Instagram account. Chris Gayle, Kevin Pietersen and Faf du Plessis also congratulated married couple, who tied kt in 2017. 

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Apart from sports stars, actress Alia Bhatt was one of first people to wish Kohli and Anushka. Varun Dhawan, Taapsee Pannu and south actor Samantha Akkineni also commented on Virushka's Instagram post. Kajal Aggarwal, Priyanka Chopra, Kiara Advani, Sanya Malhotra and comedian-actress Mallika Dua also sent love to soon-to-be parents. 

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Indian captain is currently in UAE, preparing to lead  Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) during IPL 2020. After IPL wraps up in vember, Indian team is scheduled to fly to Australia for a tour. As per tour's schedule, Kohli will be in Australia at time of birth. Anushka Sharma, on or hand, last appeared in movie Zero back in December 2018.

(Im credits: Virat Kohli, Saina Nehwal Instagram)