Delhi: Indian team star wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul has joined the Delhi Capitals (DC) team after the birth of his daughter. Rahul has started practicing with the team before the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Sunday, 30 March. He announced the birth of his first child with his wife Athiya Shetty on 24 March, the day Delhi team was playing against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). For this reason, he could not be a part of the first match of the team.
Delhi Capitals bought KL Rahul for Rs 14 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction. He was the captain of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) till last season, but the franchise released him before the auction.
Delhi Capitals welcomed Rahul with special video
Delhi Capitals welcomed Rahul in a brilliant manner and released a special video package on their social media platforms on Saturday, March 29. In this video, famous dialogues of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s film ‘Om Shanti Om’ were used. At the end of the video, Rahul gave a small but strong message, “i’m home” (I have come home). “
Now Rahul is likely to make her debut for Delhi Capitals against SRH in Visakhapatnam on 30 March.
You’re Loved. You’re Ors. You’re Home.
Welcome to Dilli, KLR 💙️ pic.twitter.com/qubphayuyu
– delhi capitals (@delhicapital) March 29, 2025
Rahul’s statement on joining Delhi Capitals
After the auction, Rahul expressed his feelings about joining Delhi Capitals. He said, “This is a new experience for me – connecting with your fourth or fifth IPL franchise. It is also exciting and getting a little nervous. There are some uncertainty with every new team, how the players will be in harmony, how the management works and how the reaction of the fans will be. But, seeing the structure of our team, we think that we have taken almost every area.”
He further said, “Our team has a good balance of experienced and young players. I am excited to play and learn with some best young players. We have players like Mitchell Starc, Akshar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, with whom I have played before. Our team looks strong and I am eagerly waiting for my debut in IPL.”
Rahul will play a new role in Delhi Capitals
KL Rahul can be seen in a new role in Delhi Capitals. It is believed that he can bat in the middle order instead of the top order in this season. Now it will be interesting to see how he performs with his new team and how much he contributes to Delhi to get the first IPL Trophy.
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