Anushka
Sharma
-
Virat
Kohli's
tour
for
South
Africa
begins
with
team
India|
FilmiBeat
Getting
married
was
"something
much
more
important"
than
a
cricket
series
for
Virat
Kohli
as
he
asserted
that
the
three-week
break
won't
affect
his
preparations
for
the
upcoming
South
Africa
tour.
The
India
captain
opted
out
of
the
limited-overs
series
against
Sri
Lanka
to
get
married
to
Bollywood
actress
Anushka
Sharma
in
a
private
ceremony
in
Tuscan,
Italy.
Kohli,
who
scored
2818
international
runs
and
11
hundreds
in
2017,
will
play
three
Tests
starting
January
5.
The
Tests
will
be
followed
by
six
ODIs
and
three
Twenty20
Internationals.
Asked
how
difficult
will
it
be
for
him
to
return
to
cricket
post
the
marriage
celebrations,
Kohli
replied:
"Not
difficult
at
all,
it
was
away
for
something
(marriage)
which
is
much
more
important.
That
is
a
period
that
will
always
remain
special
for
both
of
us."
"Switching
back
to
cricket
is
not
difficult
at
all
because
it
is
in
my
blood,
like
it
is
for
every
other
team
member
and
the
team
management
as
well,
so
getting
back
to
professional
front
is
not
difficult
at
all,"
he
added.
Following
their
wedding
in
Italy
on
December
11,
Kohli
and
Anuskha
had
hosted
grand
receptions
in
New
Delhi
and
Mumbai,
where
several
Bollywood
and
sporting
celebrities
were
spotted.
Just
prior
to
the
break,
Kohli
was
in
red-hot
form
smashing
610
runs
in
the
three-Test
series
against
Sri
Lanka.
Even
though
he
was
busy
with
his
wedding
celebrations,
Kohli
said
he
continued
to
prepare
for
the
gruelling
South
Africa
tour
side-by-side
during
the
break.
"I
haven't
done
anything
in
the
past
three
weeks.
I
have
been
training
to
get
back
to
play
in
South
Africa.
Somewhere
in
your
head
you
are
always
thinking
about
you
have
something
important
coming
up,
so
subconsciously
you
are
looking
forward
to
it
(South
Africa
tour).
So,
mentally
I
am
very
well
prepared.
PTI