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Virat-Anushka’s reception: Not SRK or Dhoni but former India coach Anil Kumble stole the show!

After wrapping the festivities, Anushka and Virat will fly off to South Africa where Virat will stay on for the upcoming India tour of the African nation

Newlyweds Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma on December 26 hosted another reception party, this time for their friends. The ceremony was organised at the St Regis Hotel in Mumbai, which was attended by stars from both the sports world and Bollywood. The couple hosted their first reception in Delhi on December 23.

From Bollywood, big celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Rekha and others attended the reception.

My love and most most happiness to @AnushkaSharma @imVkohli so happy to see them married. pic.twitter.com/fREWJJ9kYr

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) December 26, 2017

Almost all players from the world of cricket including MS Dhoni, Umesh Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja among others marked their presence at the reception.

Coolest Family of the Year!__#Dhoni #VirushkaReception pic.twitter.com/gInm3SHsFz

— MS Dhoni Fans #Dhoni (@msdfansofficial) December 26, 2017

Former Indian batsmen Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Sunil Gavaskar, as well as India’s badminton star and London Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, were also present at the wedding reception party.

.@NSaina arrives at @imVkohli@AnushkaSharma‘s post wedding reception! #Virushka #VirushkaReception pic.twitter.com/21j4rIPxR9

— Nirmal Patel____ (@Nirmal00099) December 26, 2017

But, the highlight of the evening was the presence of former Indian coach Anil Kumble. Twitterati couldn’t believe that Kumble, who was at odds with the Indian skipper earlier this year, was among the attendees.

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Here’s how they reacted:

Legendary bowler & former Indian Coach @anilkumble1074 arrived at @imVkohli & @AnushkaSharma wedding reception in Mumbai#VirushkaReception pic.twitter.com/fkPJ8U2C5O

— Bollywood #hashtag (@Bollyhashtag) December 26, 2017

Kumble in the house

O my my

— Mere yaar ki shadi. (@TheKohliGurl_) December 26, 2017

so much has happened throughout that champions trophy that maybe shouldn’t have happened but nevertheless, great to see Kohli has invited Kumble to this great occasion #VirushkaReception

— Naveen Samy (@ImNsamy) December 26, 2017

ANIL KUMBLE ATTENDED THE RECEPTION!!!!! BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS

— Devanshi (@Devanshi20189) December 26, 2017

Earlier this year, Anil Kumble resigned from the post of India’s coach following his rift with the Indian captain Virat Kohli. Kumble’s fans were taken aback by his step and criticised Kohli for his rude attitude and for being authoritative.

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Among the attendees also included former Chief selector Sandeep Patil along with Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Zaheer Khan, Jaydev Unadkat, Cheteshwar Pujara and many more. Bollywood bigwigs such as Priyanka Chopra, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Kangana Ranaut, Prasoon Joshi, Anurag Kashyap, Lara Dutta, Ramesh Taurani, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sidharth Roy Kapur, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Boman Irani, Rajkumar Hirani, newbies Sara Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan, Dino Morea, as well as music maestro AR Rahman were present.

Ranbir Kapoor with Virat and Anushka at the #VirushkaReception _ pic.twitter.com/ycCRGu3CUK

— RanbirKapoor.Net (@RanbirKapoorFC) December 26, 2017

After wrapping the festivities, Anushka and Virat will fly off to South Africa where Virat will stay on for the upcoming India tour of the African nation.