Bollywood diva Anushka Sharma and her cricketer husband Virat Kohli are all set to welcome their first child into the world soon. The star couple who is quite elated ever since they announced pregnancy has now got one more reason to be excited about the birth of their baby.


According to reports, Virat Kohli will be home for the birth of their child, as BCCI has granted him paternity leave. Reports suggest that the cricketer will return home from Australia after the opening test match in Adelaide next month to attend the birth of his first born.

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The Indian cricket skipper, who has been eagerly awaiting his daddy duties, informed the BCCI of his plans to return home well in advance, board secretary Jay Shah said in a statement.

"The BCCI has granted paternity leave to the Indian captain. He will return after the first test against Australia in Adelaide," Shah said.

Meanwhile, Virat and Anushka’s baby is expected to arrive in January 2021.


The couple had announced that they were expecting their first child together in August breaking the internet with their respective Instagram post.

Mommy-to-be Anushka has been winning the internet ever since then with her stunning maternity wears flaunting baby bump.


She was spotted attending almost every match of her husband during the recent IPL cricket matches.