Anushka Sharma, Athiya Shetty, wife of teammates react as Ishant Sharma and Pratima welcome baby girl

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Ishant Sharma and his wife Pratima Singh announced the birth of their daughter through an Instagram post on Friday. The couple, who have been married since December 2016, have become parents for the first time.

"A new baby girl, a world of wonder, hope, and dreams all wrapped in pink. We’re overjoyed to introduce the newest member of our family," Ishant Sharma wrote on Instagram.

The 35-year-old cricketer's wife Pratima is a basketball player who won a gold medal for India in the FIBA Asia Championship in Qatar in 2013. The couple first met when the India pacer was invited to a sporting event as a chief guest.

Ishant Sharma's Delhi and India teammate Virat Kohli's wife Anushka Sharma and Kl Rahul's wife Athiya Shetty were the first ones to congratulate Ishant and Pratima.

"Oh my goddd!! Huge congratulations to you mommy and daddy and love to the little munchkin," write Anushka Sharma with a heart and kiss emoji.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar's wife Nupur Nagar, Suryakumar's Yadav's wife Devisha Shetty, Umesh Yadav's wife Tanya Wadhwa, Cheteshwar Pujara's wife Puja Pabri, and Krunal Pandya's wife Pankhuri Sharma also reacted to Ishant Sharma's post.

Mayank Agarwal, Navdeep Saini and Munaf Patel also congratulated Ishan Sharma and Pratima.

On the professional front, Ishan Sharma hasn't played for India since November last year. The right-arm pacer, who has played 105 Test matches for India, recently played three Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023 matches for Delhi. He picked four wickets in three matches.