It's a baby girl for Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli

Kohli 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 (sic)."

"We hope that you can respect our privacy at this time."

In August last year, Sharma and Kohli had announced that they would welcome their first child in January 2021.

Kohli had shared a picture with the caption, "And then, we were three! Arriving Jan 2021 (sic)."

At the time, they were showered with love and congratulatory messages from fans.

Their posts were also among the most popular tweets in 2020.

Sharma has been sharing posts about her pregnancy, updating fans about her food cravings and workout sessions.

Talking about her pregnancy, she had said, "The pandemic has been a weird blessing in a way. Virat was around and I could keep it a secret."

"We only left to go to the doctor's clinic. No one was on the streets so we couldn't be spotted."

To recall, Sharma and Kohli had tied the knot on December 11, 2017, after dating for four years.

Their dreamy wedding was followed by two grand receptions in Delhi and Mumbai.

Separately, on the work front, Sharma was last seen on the silver screen in 2018 movie Zero.

Last year, she produced the web series Paatal Lok and the movie Bulbbul.