Were Anushka Sharma, Sakshi friends even before Virat Kohli-MS Dhoni's bromance?

Mumbai: Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni share a good rapport between themselves, on and off the field. The bond between the two has grown over the years and MS Dhoni’s valuable inputs are bearing fruits for Kohli as India skipper. While the wicket-keeper batsman has come under heavy criticism of late from all corners, Kohli has backed the veteran strongly and stated his importance in the squad for the Men in Blue.

Over the years, their relationship status has also evolved. Dhoni is currently married to wife Sakshi and the couple has a three-year-old daughter Ziva, while Kohli is currently dating lady love and Bollywood superstar Anushka Sharma. But even before the two cricketers met each other, Anushka and Sakshi were known to be close friends since childhood.

The throwback photos of Anushka and Sakshi by one of the actress’ fan page are doing the rounds on social media. In fact, both the ladies even studied together once in the same school in Assam. During childhood, Anushka studied in various schools since she used to travel across with her father, who worked in the Army.

Previously, former India captain Sourav Ganguly lauded Kohli for extending his support to MS Dhoni, who is nearing the last stage of his cricket career.

 "I keep saying about MS Dhoni and what I see of Virat on MS is fantastic. A champion player (Dhoni) who's probably on his last leg of his career and Virat coming and saying that he's my man and I want him to play. You just change a player," Ganguly said.