Kohli became father for the second time, wife Anushka gave birth to a son on 15 February

New Delhi, 21 February (HS). After missing the ongoing Test series against England due to personal reasons, Virat Kohli has revealed that his wife Anushka Sharma has given birth to their second child. Kohli revealed in an Instagram post on Tuesday that their son was born on February 15, whom the couple has named Akay.

Kohli, who was in Hyderabad ahead of the first Test of the ongoing series against England, went to be with his family and eventually expressed his unavailability for the entire series. Initially, he made himself unavailable only for the first two matches. India, leading the five-match series 2-1, announced their squad for the final three Test matches just a week ago.

When Kohli and Anushka were expecting their first child, they had pulled out of the last three out of four Test matches on the Australia tour in 2020-21. Kohli was the captain of India at that time, after which Ajinkya Rahane led the team for the remaining three Test matches.

Kohli last played for India in mid-January, when he was brought back into the T20 squad for the series against Afghanistan with an eye on the World Cup on June 1.