Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma are now man and wife

The couple got married in a private ceremony in Italy's Milan on Monday.

"The wedding ceremony took place earlier this morning with only close family and friends present at the function," The Hindustan Times reported.

The wedding took place following all Hindu rituals.

In a tweet, Virat wrote:

Fans had been eagerly waiting for the couple to tie the knot especially since the time media channels have been super active with speculations of their marriage.

The rumour of Anushka Sharma's marriage with Virat Kohli had gathered further steam after the Bollywood actor left Mumbai along with her family on Thursday night.

Anushka and her family members had earlier refused to comment on the marriage when asked by media.

The rumour of Virat-Anushka's marriage broke on Wednesday after some local media channels and later national media stated that the couple will get married in the second week of December in Italy.

Virat and Anushka have been dating since 2013 after the two took part in a TV commercial.

Though initially both Virat and Anushka were mum on their relationship, of late the Indian captain was seen to speak about his lady-love in several interviews.

Both the Indian icons were often seen to tour and spend holidays on foreign soil.

One of the greatest revelations about the relationship was Virat's attribute to his mother along with Anushka on women's day this year on social media.