1 May 2025 : When you know, you know! And Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma‘s seamless love story, is proof.
For a man that commands the grounds like nobody’s business, Virat sure was a nervous wreck during his first meeting with Anushka — though of course at the time, he didn’t know he had just met his future wife.
During a 2019 with American sports journalist Graham Bensinger, Virat revealed how not only was he feeling incredibly awkward and nervous during his first-ever shoot with Anushka, but was also comically bothered by the fact that she was looking taller than him — though he did (unsuccessfully) try to address the same with an ill-timed joke.
Virat said, “I was standing there, super nervous. I had no idea how to break the ice, so I said something silly. I looked at her and said, ‘Couldn’t you have worn higher heels?’ hoping it would be funny. But she just gave me a look and said, ‘Excuse me?’ I immediately realized I had messed up and tried to laugh it off. Inside, I felt like a complete idiot” — well clearly, all’s well that ends well!
Summary:
Virat Kohli recalled feeling awkward after joking about Anushka Sharma’s heels during their first meeting, calling himself a “complete idiot” in a past interview.