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Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli had tied the knot on December 11, 2017, and on January 11, 2021, they were blessed with a little angel, Vamika Sharma Kohli. The baby girl is one year old, and the star parents had perfectly ensured that their daughter’s face is hidden from the world to respect her privacy. While the paps were ardently following their request, on the night of January 23, 2022, the broadcasters of the India Vs South Africa cricket match shared the visuals of Vamika, which went viral on social media.
As Vamika Sharma Kohli has been accompanying her parents, Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli for his tournaments, the little girl is often spotted in the stands. While her face was always covered by the paps to respect her privacy, on January 23, 2022, the broadcasters of the India Vs South Africa match in Cape Town panned the camera to the stands where Anushka and Vamika were cheering for Virat, revealing the baby girl’s face. No wonder, the pictures went viral and Vamika’s cuteness broke the internet. Soon, people started comparing how she looks like her father, Virat.
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While some fans were in awe of Vamika and her resemblance with her father, Virat Kohli, many slammed the broadcasters for breaching her privacy. Virat and Anushka’s fans started bashing the broadcasters for sharing Vamika’s clip. While one user wrote, “The broadcaster should have respected their privacy,” another one commented, “It was so wrong of SuperSport to show Vamika's face especially when Virat and Anushka had specifically asked not to do so.” Check out the tweets below:
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On December 16, 2021, Virat Kohli along with team India was spotted at the airport as they had flown down to South Africa. Virat was accompanied by his wife, Anushka Sharma and their daughter, Vamika Sharma Kohli. The paps had captured Virat and his family, and the cricketer was quick enough to request them not to click his daughter’s pictures. However, a few glimpses of Vamika had still gone viral over the internet, where she was seen clung onto her mommy. In the videos, Virat could be heard requesting the paps saying, “Baby Ka Mat Lena”, and the paps had obliged to him.
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On December 29, 2021, the paps had spotted Anushka Sharma in the stands cheering for her husband, Virat Kohli, along with their daughter, Vamika Sharma Kohli. Vamika had looked beyond adorable in a white dress with two pigtails, while Anushka had worn a black dress. Vamika’s face was hidden with a heart emoji as the paps had obliged to the decision of Virat and Anushka to not reveal their daughter’s face.
As the paps were following Anushka and Virat’s request, the actress had thanked them for the same. On December 19, 2021, Anushka had taken to her Instagram stories and had thanked the paps and the media houses for maintaining their privacy and not publishing Vamika's pictures or videos. An excerpt from her gratitude note could be read as:
“We are deeply thankful to the Indian paparazzi and most of the media fraternity for not publishing pictures/videos of Vamika. As parents, our request to the few who carried the images/video will be to support us going forward.”
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