Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma became fathers on January 11 and joined other star Indian cricketers and wives who have been blessed with baby girls.
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma became proud parents to a baby girl on January 11. Virat Kohli, who returned from the tour of Australia after the end of the first Test against Australia in Adelaide, was on paternity leave to be with his wife Anushka Sharma for the moment. With the arrival of a baby girl in the family, one will see plenty of excitement and happiness in the lives of Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma. This phase in life promises to be a great moment in the lives of Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma and the entire country wishes them the best of luck.
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are not the only star duo to be blessed with a baby girl. Among this current lot in the Indian cricket team, daughters are dominating the field which highlights that the current time is the period where girl power is dominating. In fact, there is an entire playing 11 of fathers in the Indian cricket team who are proud fathers to a daughter. On the momentous occasion of Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma becoming proud parents to a baby girl, here are other instances where other people have been blessed with a daughter
1. Ajinkya Rahane daughter
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Ajinkya Rahane and his wife Radhika were blessed with a baby girl on October 5. Rahane captioned a picture revealing the name of his daughter and it was Aarya. Rahane had married his childhood sweetheart Radhika in 2014. (Image credit: Twitter)
2. R Ashwin daughter
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Ravichandran Ashwin is a class act on the field. His family interactions with his wife Priti and his daughters is simply marvellous. Ashwin has two beautiful daughters and their names are Aadhya and Akhira. (Image credit: Twitter)
3. Cheteshwar Pujara daughter
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Cheteshwar Pujara is the new-age wall of the Indian cricket team and his defiance helped India save the Sydney Test against Australia. In February 2018, Pujara and his wife Puja gave birth to a baby daughter called Aditi. (Image credit: Twitter)
4. Gautam Gambhir daughter
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Gautam Gambhir helped India win the 2007 World T20 and the 2011 World Cu. After retiring in 2018, Gautam Gambhir has been active in politics and has been one of the star faces of the BJP in Delhi. The left-hander, one of the stalwarts of the cricket team from Delhi, has two daughters in Aazeen and Anaiza. Aazeen was born in 2014 while Anaiza was born on 2017. (Image credit: Twitter)
5. Harbhajan Singh daughter
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Harbhajan Singh married Bollywood actress Geeta Basra. In 2016, the couple became proud parents of a baby girl and they named her Hinaya Peer Plaha. Harbhajan Singh has not played for India since 2013 while he missed IPL 2020 for the Chennai Super Kings. (Image credit: Twitter)
6. MS Dhoni daughter
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Perhaps the most famous kid before the arrival of Virushka's daughter. Ziva has been the darling of the Indian cricket team fans as well as on social media. Ziva has already landed her first endorsement but she may now have competition from Virushka's kid. One hopes that the competition is as healthy as it was between MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli when it came to excellence. (Image credit: Twitter)
7. Sachin Tendulkar daughter
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Sachin Tendulkar, the greatest batsman in the history of cricket, was blessed with a baby girl on OCtober 12, 1997. Sara Tendulkar did her schooling from Dhirubhai Ambani International School in Mumbai and then went onto graduate in Medicines from University College London. (Image credit: Twitter)
8. Rohit Sharma daughter name
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Rohit Sharma is one of the best players when it comes to limited overs cricket in then current era along with Virat Kohli. Rohit Sharma married Ritika Sajdeh in December 2015 and they were blessed with a baby daughter, Samaira in December 2018. (Image credit: Rohit Sharma Twitter)
9. Suresh Raina daughter
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Suresh Raina has been a vital member of the Indian cricket team when they won the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. Suresh Raina married his wife Priyanka and Gracia Raina was born on 16 May 2016. Recently, the duo were blessed with a baby boy and they named him Rio. (Image credit: Twitter)
10. Sourav Ganguly daughter
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Sourav Ganguly, the current BCCI president, is credited for making the Indian cricket team strong overseas during his tenure as captain. The Prince of Kolkata has achieved many remarkable things in his career. Dada is also a proud father to a baby girl. On November 3, 2001, Sourav and Dona became parents to Sana Ganguly. Sana is also a trained Odissi dancer and recently, she appeared in an advertisement with her father Sourav. (Image credit: Twitter)
11. Kapil Dev daughter
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Kapil Dev is the individual who put India on the cricketing map when he helped India win the 1983 World Cup against the West Indies in Lord's. Kapil Dev is considered the greatest all-rounder in the history of cricket and his achievements are legendary. In January 1996, Kapil Dev and Romi became proud parents to Amiya Dev in New Delhi.Amiya completed her schooling from her hometown and then went abroad for further studies. Subsequently, Amia Dev starred as an assistant director in a biopic on her father's life titled '83'. (Image credit: Twitter)
