Are Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma on the brink of a break-up?

Fans of Virushka mdash the couple nickname for cricketer Virat Kohli and actress Anushka Sharma mdash went into a tizzy recently after they unfollowed each other on Instagram Read more Rumour mills suggested that Virat ended his threeyear relationship with Anushka after she declined his marriage proposal saying that she wants to currently focus on her career Now with Virat unfollowing the Bombay Velvet actress on Twitter as well is it a subtle message to the world about their breakupVirat Kohli and Anushka Sharma PicAFPThough actresses dating cricketers is not new Virushka became one of the most talked about couples in recent times They first met in 2013 while shooting for a commercial and soon rumours of them being a couple started doing the rounds They stuck to the good friends stance until a year ago In February 2014 AnushkaVirat were spotted walking handinhand in Auckland where India was playing against New Zealand Later that year the actress admitted to dating the young Test captain Ever since the duo has been spotted together holidaying or visiting each others houses He even stood up for her when she was blamed for his poor batting performanceSo now by maintaining distance on social media Virat has set the grapevine abuzz with rumours of trouble in paradise However his fan clubs claim that there is a problem with his Instagram account mdash it keeps blocking unfollowing those on his topvisited list But he has unfollowed Anushka on Twitter too technical error or not we dont know She however continues to feature in his 924 millionstrong followers listDespite repeated attempts Anushka Sharma remained unavailable for commentTheir love story as it happenedJuly 2013 The couple met on the sets of a commercial and their chemistry in the ad sparked dating rumoursJanuary 2014 Buzz about them grew stronger when Virat went to Anushkas apartment in a car sent by the actress instead of going to the designated hotel when Team India returned to Mumbai from its South Africa tourFebruary 2014 Anushka and Virat were caught on camera walking handinhand in Auckland where India was playing against New ZealandMarch 2014 The cricketer took off to Sri Lanka to meet the actress during the shoot of Bombay VelvetApril 2014 Virat was spotted yet again at the Jodhpur airport Reports suggested that he was in the desert city to meet Anushka who was there for a monthlong shoot of her debut production venture NH10October 2014 The couple made their first public appearance when they went to watch an Indian Super League game togethergtgt Many entertainment websites reported that Virat and Anushkas parents have already met each other thus fuelling wedding rumoursNovember 2014 Although the lovebirds had been spotted together a number of times they had never admitted to being in a relationship However their acceptance came in the form of Virat blowing a flying kiss towards Anushka in the VIP box after hitting a century against Sri Lanka Later that month both admitted to be dating The same month the actress sprung a surprise on the cricketer when she landed in Ahmedabad a day before his 26th birthdayDecember 2014 The lovebirds rented a flat in Versova to spend quality time with each other whenever Virat was in MumbaiMarch 2015 Not only was Anushka present to watchher man in action Virat too kept a tab on the actress achievements He took to Twitter to praise her performance in NH10 He wrote Just watched NH10 and I am blown away What a brilliant film and specially an outstanding performance by my love AnushkaSharma SO PROUD sic The actress undoubtedly was exhilarated and responded by saying imVkohli Thank You SO happy sicApril 2015 Virat slammed critics for blaming Anushka for his poor performance and Indias ouster from World Cup 2015 At a human level I would say I was hurt and the people who said those things and the way they said should be ashamed of themselves he said In last five years the number of matches I have helped India win and the consistently I have played is more than anyone else in the team added the cricketerAlso rumours about a possible engagement began doing the rounds yet again when Anushka met Virats parents while she was in New Delhi to attend Suresh Rainas weddingJuly 2015 The couple went on a holiday to South Africa and this came to light after the chef of the lodge commented on Virats Instagram picture Read moregtgt The couple made their first red carpet appearance together at a beauty awards gala and couldnt take their eyes off each other Talking about Virat at the event she said Hes my very very good looking arm candySeptember 2015 Virat landed in London to meet Anushka who was busy shooting for Karan Johars Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Read moreNovember 2015 Anushka logged air miles to reach Mohali and celebrate Virats 27th birthday Read moreOctober 2015 Media began speculating if the couple was finally ready to tie the knot when the actress and the cricketer were spotted coming out of a restaurant in the city along with Anushkas father In the same month an entertainment portal reported that the two were spotted house hunting in Worli Gossip mills started speculating that the two were ready to move in togetherJanuary 2016 News came in that Virat and Anushka unfollowed each other on Instagram sending their fans in a tizzy