They revealed that their little girl’s name is Evaarah. The heartfelt image showed the proud parents, with Rahul holding their newborn while Athiya gazes at her.
On his return home, local boy KL Rahul compiled a brilliant unbeaten 93, scoring his second successive half-century, as he guided Delhi Capitals to a six-wicket win against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Match 24 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Thursday.
Athiya and KL Rahul’s love story started back in January 2019, when they met through a mutual friend. Sparks flew instantly, and over the years, their bond grew stronger.
Delhi Capitals' might have to cope without KL Rahul for the first two matches of IPL 2025 as the star batter prepares to welcome his first child with wife Athiya Shetty.
Praising India’s depth of talent, Australia’s star fast bowler Mitchell Starc feels it’s the only nation that can have three different teams playing in three different formats on the same day and still be competitive.
KL Rahul’s forgettable outing in the opening Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru won’t threaten his place in the side, at least for the second Test in Pune, as head coach Gautam Gambhir firmly backed the Karnataka right-hander on the eve of the must-win match.
KL Rahul, who missed the last four Tests of the five-match series against England after suffering a quadriceps injury following the first Test in Hyderabad, is also set for a return, replacing Sarfaraz.
Rahul, who no longer remains in the scheme of things as far as India’s T20 format is concerned, joined LSG in 2022 and led the side to playoffs in back-to-back seasons.
While Mumbai Indians were knocked out of the playoffs race long back, Lucknow Super Giants’ chances of making the last-four are hung by a thread even if they win their last league stage game here by a huge margin.
Besides Rahul, his opening partner Quinton De Kock’s poor form this season has also hampered LSG’s cause.
