Virat Kohli shared a heartfelt post featuring wife, Anushka Sharma, before the start of 2026, leaving his fans gushing.
At long last, 2025 has finally come to an end. However, before gearing up for the arrival of 2026, Indian cricketer, Virat Kohli shared a touching Instagram post on December 31, 2025. The post, which he shared just a couple of hours before the clock struck 12, featured none other than his wife and Bollywood actress, Anushka Sharma. Virat's sweet post left his fans delighted, with many even calling them 'couple goals.' And no sooner did he post than it drew millions of likes and comments.
Over the years, “Virushka” has become one of our favourite celebrity couples after tying the knot almost a decade earlier in December 2017. Their fans are always eager to witness their iconic couple moments. Now, just before the New Year, on the last day of 2025, Virat Kohli left his fans (and his wife) super happy when he made a sweet and heartfelt post on Instagram. The photo features the cricket legend and Anushka Sharma, with half their faces covered in fun, colourful face paint.
Virat went for a classic superhero design — Spider-Man — on one side of his face. On the other hand, his wife, Anushka, sported a beautiful yet delicate butterfly pattern on half of her face. Virat's sweet caption on the post reads: “Stepping into 2026 with the light of my life…” followed by a couple of emojis, including a red heart.
What caught social media users' attention the most was how the former Indian captain's image in the photo contrasted sharply with his on-field persona, which can often be described as intimidating. Similarly, while we often see Anushka looking glamorous and dressed up on the red carpet, here she looked like a happy girl posing with her husband. This led the post to garner over 8.2 million likes and 193k comments in less than five hours.
One of the couple's admirers wrote, “They are setting the standards very high.” Another Instagram user wrote, “Couple goals forever.” A third user greeted them with the message, “Wishing Virushka a prosperous 2026.” Some fans taking note of Virat's Spider-Man face paint wrote, “Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy got real,” while another joked, “Ab spiderman trend kare ga.”
Die-hard fans of Virat Kohli might already be aware that what a big year 2025 has been for the cricket legend. In 2025, on June 3, he won his first IPL title with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). He had waited 18 long years for the day he could lift the trophy. He also announced his retirement from Test cricket on May 12, 2025, bringing an end to his remarkable 14-year career in the same. After the announcement, Anushka, being the ever-supportive wife, penned a heartfelt tribute for Virat where she wrote:
“They’ll talk about the records and the milestones — but I’ll remember the tears you never showed, the battles no one saw, and the unwavering love you gave this format of the game…Somehow, I always imagined you’d retire international cricket in whites — But you’ve always followed your heart, and so I just want to say my love, you’ve earned every bit of this goodbye.”
Recently, Virat scored a large number of runs in domestic tournaments such as the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He also helped India in key ODI series, including the series in which he scored his second consecutive century against South Africa. Entering 2026, Virat is only 25 runs shy of 28,000 international runs, according to a report by Mint. Hitting this milestone would make him the fastest cricketer to achieve it, even surpassing the likes of Sachin Tendulkar.
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