Mumbai: India's new Test captain Virat Kohli took to Twitter on Saturday to congratulate MS Dhoni on fatherhood.
Congratulations Dhoni bhai for this wonderful news. Happy fatherhood and lots of blessings to you and Sakshi also. May god bless you all
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) February 7, 2015India's World Cup winning skipper MS Dhoni's wife Sakshi gave birth to a baby girl on Friday. The 33-year-old cricketer became a first time father after his daughter was born at Fortis Hospital on Friday evening. Accoding to doctors, the baby weighs 3.7 kgs.
Dhoni missed the birth of his first child for the Australia tour but when asked whether he would rather have been in India in recent days he said: "Not really."
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"I have been blessed with a baby daughter. Mum and daughter both are good," he told reporters.
"But as of now I am on national duties so I think everything else can wait. The World Cup is a very important campaign."
The wishes poured for new parents MS Dhoni, his wife Sakshi and their 'little angel'.
Congratulations @msdhoni and Sakshi. Happy parenthood. God bless the little angel!
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) February 7, 2015Congratulations to Sakshi and MS on their baby daughter. Hope she brings them a lot of happiness.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 7, 2015Congratulations to @msdhoni and Sakshi on the arrival of their angel. Welcome to the club guys. Good bless.
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) February 7, 2015Happy Mothers Day, Mrs Dhoni! Best wishes to the li'l superqueen and Daddy Cool! @SaakshiSRawat @msdhoni
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) February 6, 2015Congrats to M S Dhoni and Sakshi on their first-born, a baby girl...
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) February 6, 2015
