India and Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul became a father on Monday. Wife Athiya has given birth to a girl. Rahul and Athiya have given this information through social media posts. Rahul is not playing in the IPL 2025 match being played in Visakhapatnam against Lucknow Super Giants. He returned home just before the match.

Returned home citing personal reasons
Rahul joined the Delhi team for the first time, but he could not play in the team's very first match. Rahul returned home citing personal reasons due to which he could not participate in this match. However, the news of his becoming a father came during the match itself. Rahul practiced with the team till Saturday evening, but he left the team on Sunday and returned home. Rahul captained Lucknow till last season, but this time he will wear a Delhi jersey. However, it will take some time to see him in a Delhi jersey as he is not playing in the first match being held in Visakhapatnam.

Akshar did not give information about Rahul.

During the match against Lucknow, Delhi captain Akshar Patel, however, did not tell during the toss that Rahul will not play in this match. It was already believed that Rahul would not be a part of the opening match. The reason why Rahul suddenly returned home has been revealed, but now it remains to be seen when he joins the Delhi team again.

During the match against Lucknow, Delhi captain Akshar Patel, however, did not tell during the toss that Rahul would not play in this match. It was already believed that Rahul would not be a part of the opening match. Both Rahul and Athiya gave information about the birth of their daughter through a post on Instagram. Both shared the post and wrote, 'Daughter was born.' The date of 24 March 2025 is also given in this post. As soon as this information came out, fans congratulated Rahul and Athiya on social media.

Married in 2023

KL Rahul and Athiya had informed in November 2024 that they were going to become parents. They had given this information through a joint post. Rahul and Athiya have been dating each other for four years and both of them got married in 2023. Athiya is a Bollywood actress and daughter of famous actor Sunil Shetty.

Delhi bought Rahul in the auction.

Among India's star players, KL Rahul was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 14 crore in the mega auction for IPL 2025. As a marquee player, KL Rahul entered the auction at a base price of Rs 2 crore. Rahul played for Lucknow for three seasons and led the team to the playoffs twice under his captaincy. Lucknow did not use RTM for Rahul in the auction, which cleared his way to Delhi.

Rahul has played for these teams before Delhi.
KL Rahul started his IPL career with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). After this, he was a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 2014 and 2015. In 2016, this batsman once again returned to RCB. He could not play in 2017 due to injury. He played for Punjab Kings (formerly Kings XI Punjab) from 2018-21. After this, he got a chance to lead Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). He was a part of this team from 2022 to 2024. Rahul scored 520 runs in 14 matches of the last edition. His strike rate was also 136.13.

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