KL Rahul, Athiya Shetty Blessed With Baby Girl; Cricketer Misses DC Vs LSG IPL 2025 Match

While the DC camp undoubtedly missed Rahul's experience and batting prowess against LSG, the team and fans alike celebrated the new arrival. The arrival of his daughter brings a beautiful new chapter to the cricketers life

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Indian cricketer KL Rahul with wife Athiya Shetty. Photo: X | KL Rahul
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Amidst the roar of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match 4 between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), a heartwarming story unfolded off the field. (Full Coverage | More Cricket News)

KL Rahul, the newly acquired DC batsman, and his wife, actress Athiya Shetty, have been blessed with a baby girl, bringing immense joy to their family. This joyous occasion, however, meant Rahul had to miss DC's crucial clash against his former franchise in Visakhapatnam.

The news, while bringing immense happiness, also explained Rahul's absence from the DC lineup. Captain Axar Patel, addressing the situation at the toss, confirmed Rahul's unavailability due to "personal reasons," which are now known to be the arrival of his daughter.

"Obviously, he joined the team, and we all know that he has a personal problem," Patel stated. "We don't know yet (if he'll play). We don't know if he's available or not."

While the DC camp undoubtedly missed Rahul's experience and batting prowess against LSG, the team and fans alike celebrated the new arrival. The arrival of his daughter brings a beautiful new chapter to the cricketers life.

DC Vs LSG - Playing XIs

DC: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel (wk), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar

LSG: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), David Miller, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi

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