Virat’s life Outside Cricket
Personal life
Kohli with wife Anushka Sharma in their Mumbai reception
Kohli started dating Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma in 2013; the couple soon earned the portmanteau “Virushka”.[428][429] Their relationship attracted substantial media attention, with persistent rumours and speculations in the media, as neither of the two publicly talked about it.[430] The couple married on 11 December 2017 in a private ceremony in Florence, Italy.[431][432] On 11 January 2021, their first child, a girl, was born.[433]
In 2018, Kohli revealed that he completely stopped consuming meat to cut down his uric acid levels which caused him a cervical spine issue and started affecting his finger and, in turn, his batting.[434][435][436] In 2021, he clarified that he is a vegetarian and not a vegan.[437]
Kohli has admitted that he is superstitious. He used to wear black wristbands as a cricket superstition; earlier, he used to wear the same pair of gloves with which he had “been scoring”. Apart from a religious black thread, he has also been wearing a kara on his right arm since 2012.[438]
Kohli has a lot of tattoos on his body, he has tattoos of God Shiva in dhyan mudra on Kailash parvat because he worships Lord Shiva, Om, his parents names (Prem and Saroj), an Aadivasi sign, a monastery, Samurai warrior, the word ‘Scorpion’, and his ODI and Test cap numbers on his body.[439][440]
Commercial investments
In 2014 Kohli became a co-owner of the Indian Super League club FC Goa. He stated that he invested in the club because he “wanted football to grow in India”.[441] He added, “It’s a business venture for me for the future. Cricket’s not going to last forever and I’m keeping all my options open after retirement.” [442]
In September 2015, Kohli became a co-owner of the International Premier Tennis League franchise UAE Royals,[443] and, in December that year, became a co-owner of the JSW-owned Bengaluru Yodhas franchise in Pro Wrestling League.[444]
In November 2014, Kohli and Anjana Reddy’s Universal Sportsbiz (USPL) launched a youth fashion brand WROGN. The brand started to produce men’s casual wear clothing in 2015 and has tied up with Myntra and Shopper’s Stop.[445] In late 2014, Kohli was announced as a shareholder and brand ambassador of the social networking venture ‘Sport Convo’ based in London.[446]
In 2015, Kohli invested ₹900 million (US$11 million) to start a chain of gyms and fitness centres across the country.[place missing][example needed]Launched under the name Chisel, the chain of gyms is jointly owned by Kohli, Chisel India and CSE (Cornerstone Sport and Entertainment), the agency which manages Kohli’s commercial interests.[447] In 2016, Kohli started[place missing] Stepathlon Kids, a children fitness venture, in partnership with Stepathlon Lifestyle.[448][449]