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Kohli-Anushka's COVID fund-raising campaign raises nearly Rs 11 crore

The couple themselves put Rs 2 crore

72-anushka-virat It’s a girl: Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma welcomed a baby girl on January 11. “Anushka and the baby are both healthy and we are feeling beyond blessed to start this new chapter of our lives,” Kohli posted on social media. The baby’s first picture was posted on Instagram by Kohli’s brother, Vikas. “Happiness overboard,” he captioned it, “angel in the house”. The couple had earlier said that they do not plan to raise the child in the public eye as “no kid should be made to be more special than the other”. Easier said than done? | AFP

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and his actor wife Anushka Sharma have raised nearly Rs 11 crore in their fund-raising campaign to support COVID-19 relief work in india.

The Kohli couple themselves put Rs 2 crore and the funds raised through the campaign will be donated to Act Grants to aid COVID-19 relief.

Their aim was to raise Rs 7 crore through 'Ketto' but with two days still left, they have managed to surpass their target by a handsome margin.

MPL Sports Foundation, part of fantasy gaming company MPL, also donated Rs 5 crore.

"The campaign received overwhelmed response from the people," a press release said.

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