Photos of KL Rahul with rumoured girlfriend Athiya Shetty, cricket buddies that you must see!

Indian batsman and Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul celebrated his birthday on April 18. Besides being a stellar batsman, Rahul is also an active person on Instagram and often shares photos with his dear ones. We move away from the cricket field, to showcase some fun pictures of KL Rahul along with his family and friends during vacations and lunch outings. (Pics Courtesy/ KL Rahul Instagram)

Updated On: 2022-04-19 09:55 AM IST

A collage of KL Rahul from his Instagram page

KL Rahul is currently the captain of new franchise Lucknow Super Giants at the IPL 2022.

KL Rahul often shares photos with Athiya Shetty and also makes it a point so share posts wishing her on her birthday every year.

KL Rahul is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian national team in ODIs, Tests and T20Is.

KL Rahul is a right-handed batsman who is known for his range of shots coupled with style and grace.

KL Rahul posted this picture and captioned it, "Bromance and Romance! You’re damn lucky @mayankagarwal I promise to be the third wheel always Congratulations @mayankagarawal Wish you all the happiness as you begin this new journey with @aashitasood09 #AshKaroMayank"

KL Rahul plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket and has scored tons of runs for the state in Ranji Trophy.

KL Rahul posted this picture and captioned it, "Verified Congratulations @gujralgagan and @mallikalmas ! So happy for you both"

 

KL Rahul was born and brought up in Mangalore, where he also went to school

KL Rahul posted this picture and captioned it, "From Maachas to Mundaas,ready to roar king style. #SaddaPunjab’"

KL Rahul's parents are established in academics, his father is a professor and director of the National Institute of Technology Karnataka and his mother Rajeshwari is a teacher at Mangalore University.

KL Rahul posted this picture and captioned it, "Verified Kicking the bad vibes away"

Interestingly, KL Rahul's father Lokesh, was a huge Sunil Gavaskar fan and wanted to name his son after Sunil Gavaskar's son Rohan, but mistook Rohan's name as Rahul.

KL Rahul posted this picture and captioned it, "Verified! Happy happy to you brotherman. wish u the bestest always @mayankagarawal"

KL Rahul was purchased by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL in 2013. Although he only managed to play 5 matches

KL Rahul posted this picture and captioned it, "Loved the train journey today with these amazing people."

In 2014, Sunrisers Hyderabad bagged the right-handed batsman for a meagre sum of Rs. 1 crore.

KL Rahul posted this picture and captioned it, "Yo #GullyCrew ! Missed out on the Red and Navy Jacket ? No sweat... here’s the White and Navy Limited Edition bomber just for you"

KL Rahul played 2 seasons with Sunrisers Hyderabad. While in 2014, he scored a total of 166 runs, the next year he posted 142 runs. His highest score for SRH is 46.

KL Rahul posted this picture and captioned it, "Verified! Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows. #OZSummer"

In the IPL 2016, his former IPL team, Royal Challengers Bangalore brought him back to the franchise and this was the turning point.

KL Rahul posted this picture and captioned it, "Keep the child in you always alive. Happy Children’s Day."

KL Rahul played 14 matches for RCB in 2016 and scored 397 runs at an average of 44.11. His highest score was an unbeaten 68.

KL Rahul posted this picture and captioned it, "Home Bound."

KL Rahul was bought by Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 11 crore in the 2018 IPL auction.

KL Rahul posted this picture and captioned it, "Verified. Wishing these 3 legends a very happy birthday. @hardikpandya93 plz grow up. lots of love."

In 2018, KL Rahul played 14 matches for KXIP and really put on his best IPL performance ever with a total of 659 runs at an average of 54.91. His highest score was 95*

KL Rahul is a huge fan of the 'green' and loves to eat healthy. During his visit to Town Hall in New Delhi he posted this photo of him enjoying a veg meal and wrote, 'Eat your veggies'

In 2019, KL Rahul repeated his form and scored a total of 593 runs for Kings XI Punjab at an average of 53.90. He also scored his first-ever hundred in IPL 

KL Rahul posted this picture and captioned it, "Mandatory Monday Blues Picture."

Indian cricketer KL Rahul is often spotted with Bollywood actress Athiya Shetty at dinner outings in the city which has led to speculation of them dating. However, nothing has been confirmed. 

KL Rahul shared this photo on Instagram with his rumoured girlfriend Athiya Shetty and had a funny caption for it - Hello, devi prasad....?

KL Rahul spotted at Mumbai airport along with Athiya Shetty. Athiya and Rahul were on a holiday with friends to celebrate their New Year's together

For India, KL Rahul has played 43 Tests scoring a total of 2,547 runs at an average of 35.38. His highest score is 199.

KL Rahul has played 42 ODIs for the Men in Blue and scored 1,634 averaging at 46.69. He has 5 hundreds and 10 fifties with a highest of 112.

In T20Is, KL Rahul has played a total of 56 matches scoring 1,831 runs at an impressive 40.69 average. He has 2 hundred and 16 fifties under his belt with a top score of 110*.

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