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On February 15, Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and his wife, actress Anushka Sharma, were blessed with their second child, a baby boy. They have named him Akaay.
Virat Kohli and Alan Walker meet each other in Bengaluru, India.
Last Updated: 05.40 PM, Mar 20, 2024
Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season, renowned Norwegian DJ Alan Walker performed live for the first time at an Indian cricket event, RCB Unbox, held in Bengaluru. He also got to meet cricket legend Virat Kohli. Here are highlights of their conversation, including Kohli's comments about his newborn son. Kohli and his wife, Anushka Sharma, welcomed their second child on February 15 in London.
Did Alan Walker get confused about whether Virat Kohli has a newborn son or daughter?
During an interaction with Virat Kohli, Alan congratulated him on becoming a father to a newborn ‘daughter’. Virat sweetly corrected him and said that he has been blessed with a ‘son’.
Virat and Anushka got married on December 11, 2017. They welcomed their first child, a daughter named Vamika, in 2021. Their second child, son Akaay, was born in February 2024.
Here’s the exact conversation:.
Alan: Hi! I am Alan. Nice to meet you.
Virat: Hello! Nice to meet you too. Welcome to India.
Alan: Thanks! It’s good to be back here for a while. Glad to see your RCB team and you all. I just heard you had a daughter.
Virat (smiles): I just had a son.
Alan: Wow! Congratulations. I hope to meet you all soon.
Later, the two celebrities exchanged warm hugs and continued their professional engagements.
Who is Alan Walker? What’s his India connection?
Alan Walker, a 26-year-old Norwegian DJ and producer, is renowned worldwide. His songs Faded, Alone, and The Spectre have garnered over a billion views on YouTube. Walker's YouTube channel skyrocketed to become Norway's most subscribed one in early 2017, reaching six million followers. As of February 2024, his channel remains the most popular in Norway, with 45.1 million subscribers. Walker's first performance in India in 2016 thrilled audiences as he performed his hit track Faded and others.
IPL 2024: What’s new?
Cricket legends MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli will face off in the opening match of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), respectively. The highly anticipated battle between these two star players always excites fans. While the dynamics of the two players have often been discussed, CSK holds the upper hand with a better win record against RCB in past matchups. The opening match will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 22, with CSK favoured to win based on their historical advantage over RCB.