Cricket News Jun 1, 2026

Watch- Anushka Sharma Worried As Rashid Khan Threatens Virat Kohli

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Watch- Anushka Sharma Worried As Rashid Khan Threatens Virat Kohli

Anushka Sharma, Rashid Khan and Virat Kohli [Source: Screengrab]

The heat of the competition often brings out the fiercest side of some elite athletes, even if they happen to be good friends off the field. Such a moment unfolded during the IPL 2026 final between RCB’s Virat Kohli and Gujarat Titans’ Rashid Khan at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.

On-field Intensity

The incident occurred when Rashid threatened to throw the ball towards Kohli at the non-striker’s end, before jokingly making a friendly gesture. Kohli’s wife and prominent Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, meanwhile, watched the incident unfold with a worried expression from the stands.

Virat Kohli and Rashid Khan’s on-field intensity worries Anushka Sharma

Anushka Sharma attended the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to catch the IPL 2026 final between hosts Gujarat Titans and defending champions RCB.

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Watching the action unfold from the stands, the prominent Bollywood actress wore a seemingly worried look after watching Titans’ Rashid Khan threatening to throw the ball towards her husband Virat Kohli at the non-striker’s end.

While Rashid made a friendly gesture to indicate there was no ill intent, the broadcast cameras soon captured a seemingly worried Anushka Sharma in the stands.

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Julian Anand

Julian Anand is a senior cricket writer at ESPNcricinfo, known for his lyrical prose and deep-dive longform features on the sport’s unsung heroes. An alumnus of St. Stephen's College, he began his career covering Delhi’s club and university circuits before joining the global cricket desk. Julian has a rare ability to humanise the game—whether chronicling a young pacer from the Maidan or revisiting a forgotten Test classic. He is especially respected for his technical breakdowns of fast bowling and his archival research into cricket history. His work has been recognised with the SJA British Sports Journalism Award and multiple internal honours at Cricinfo. When not at the press box, Julian mentors young sports writers and plays occasional league cricket as a medium-pacer.