Cricketer Virat Kohli and actress Anushka Sharma have shared the first photo of their baby girl. Anushka also revealed that they have named her Vamika in her caption on Instagram.
As per multiple baby name directories, Vamika is another name for Goddess Durga. A report in The Times of India also mentions her to be the female half of the Ardhanarishvara– a composite form of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. As Ardhanarishvara, Shiva forms the right side of the body and Parvati forms the left side. Together, they symbolise a world in perfect harmony with its masculine and feminine energies.
She wrote in the caption, “We have lived together with love, presence and gratitude as a way of life but this little one , Vamika has taken it to a whole new level ! Tears, laughter, worry, bliss – emotions that have been experienced in a span of minutes sometimes. Sleep is elusive but our hearts are so full .Thanking you all for your wishes, prayers and good energy.”
The picture shows Anushka holding Vamika, as she and Virat gaze lovingly at her. Virat showered love on the post and wrote, “My whole world in one frame,” along with a heart emoji.
Kohli, who had been on the road since IPL2020 in the United Arab Emirates, went on paternity leave after the first Test against Australia in Adelaide to be home for the birth of his first child.
The couple had earlier sent a note to the paparazzi, appalling them to refrain from taking images of their newly born daughter. The couple has written that as parents, they have a simple request to make, adding, “We want to protect the privacy of our child and we need your help and support.”
Virat and Anushka welcomed their baby girl on January 11. The cricketer announced the news on Instagram and wrote, “We are thrilled to share with you that we have been blessed with a baby girl this afternoon. We thank you all for your love, prayers and good wishes. Anushka and the baby are both healthy and we are feeling beyond blessed to start this new chapter of our lives. We hope that you can respect our privacy at this time. Love, Virat.”
Sharma and Kohli, both 32, first met on the sets of a commercial and dated for four years before getting married in a private ceremony in Italy on December 11, 2017.
Anushka and Kohli had tied the knot in December 2017 in Tuscany, Italy.
