Virat Kohli officially announces marriage to Anushka Sharma, Twitter goes berserk

The Virat Kohli - Anushka Sharma wedding saga finally came to an end on Monday as the pair officially tied the knot in a private ceremony in Florence (the capital city of Tuscany) in Italy.

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The Indian cricket team skipper took to Twitter to announce the news and the post sent Twitter into a frenzy as it went on to receive around 6000 retweets and 15000 likes in just 12 minutes.

“Today we have promised each other to be bound in love for ever. We are truly blessed to share the news with you.This beautiful day will be made more special with the love and support of our family of fans & well wishers. Thank you for being such an important part of our journey.”, Virat Kohli tweeted.

Today we have promised each other to be bound in love for ever. We are truly blessed to share the news with you.This beautiful day will be made more special with the love and support of our family of fans & well wishers. Thank you for being such an important part of our journey. pic.twitter.com/aobTUwMNAK

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) December 11, 2017

Anushka Sharma also posted a picture of their wedding on Twitter with a similar caption.

Today we have promised each other to be bound in love forever. We are truly blessed to share the news with you. This beautiful day will be made more special with the love and support of our family of fans & well wishers. Thank you for being such an important part of our journey. pic.twitter.com/Scobdiqk7l

— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) December 11, 2017

The couple will be hosting a reception in New Delhi for their relatives on 21st December which will be followed by a reception for industry friends and cricketers in Mumbai on 26th December.

The newly wed couple will travel to South Africa where Virat will start prepping for the upcoming series and Anushka will spend New Year’s Eve with him and return in the first week of January to begin the next schedule of Anand L Rai’s film with Shah Rukh Khan in Mumbai

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She will also start prepping for Sui Dhaaga as the shooting for the same starts in February 2018 with Varun Dhawan . Anushka will also be busy with the marketing and promotions of Pari which is releasing on 9th February.

Their spokesperson said, “We are extremely grateful to the media for their support and understanding in making this special occasion a memorable one and thank them for their continued love and support.”