DC co-owner Parth Jindal revealed why he included KL Rahul in his team: His exceptional talent.

Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal revealed that he had spoken to KL Rahul after the IPL auction. Let us tell you that Delhi Capitals included KL Rahul in their team for Rs 14 crore. KL Rahul’s performance has always been very good in the Indian Premier League and he has a lot of experience of playing in this league.

Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Parth Jindal said that he has known KL Rahul and his wife Athiya Shetty personally for many years and they are very good friends of his. Parth Jindal also said that Rahul had told him that he wants to win IPL with Delhi only and he needs love and respect from the management and fans.

Parth Jindal said, ‘Rahul is very happy and is very excited to join the Delhi team. He has known me for a long time. I also own Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League. That’s why he has watched some matches with me. I also know Rahul’s wife Athiya Shetty. His and my family have been very close in Mumbai. That’s why Rahul said that I just want to play cricket and want love and respect from the franchise.

He told me that I know that I will get this love only in Delhi franchise. Rahul himself wants Delhi to win and at that time he too should be a part of the team.

Our batting lineup is quite young: Parth Jindal

Parth Jindal further said, ‘We wanted an experienced player in the top order and KL Rahul’s figures have been like this in the IPL. He has batted consistently well and has scored more than 400 runs in every season. Kotla wicket can prove helpful for them. Not only Rahul, we too are very excited about him.

Our batting lineup is quite young. Both KL Rahul and Axar Patel will lead this team and tell them about very important things. KL Rahul’s batting and experience can prove to be very important for us.