Indian cricket team’s star batsman KL Rahul visited the Mahakal temple in Ujjain before the start of IPL 2025. Rahul will be seen playing for Delhi Capitals this time . He worshiped Lord Shiva at the Mahakal temple on Monday, March 17 and sought blessings for his family. The special thing is that Rahul is going to become a father soon. He offered special prayers for the good health of his wife and the child to be born.
1. KL Rahul worshiped at Mahakal Temple
KL Rahul reached Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar temple on Monday , where he had darshan of Lord Shiva. He took blessings of Mahakal by visiting the silver door . During the darshan, Rahul applied tilak on his forehead and wore a garland of aak flowers around his neck . After this, he reached Nandi Hall , where he whispered his wish into Nandi’s ear.
Rahul prayed to Lord Shiva for the happiness and prosperity of his family. He especially prayed for the healthy life of his wife Athiya Shetty and their unborn child.
KL Rahul looked very emotional after visiting Mahakal temple. He said that he experienced spiritual peace after visiting the temple.
2. Rahul will play in the new team of Delhi Capitals
KL Rahul will enter the field with a new team in IPL 2025. This time he is a part of Delhi Capitals . Till last season, Rahul was the captain of Lucknow Super Giants , but this time he has been bought by the Delhi team for Rs 14 crore .
After joining Delhi Capitals, it was believed that the team would make Rahul the captain, but the franchise has given this responsibility to Akshar Patel . At the same time, South African veteran Faf du Plessis has been made the vice-captain of the team.
Delhi Capitals Captain: Axar Patel
Vice-Captain: Faf du Plessis
Key Player: KL Rahul
Rahul has tremendous experience in the T20 format. In such a situation, Delhi Capitals will have a lot of expectations from him.
3. Good news in Rahul’s personal life
There is going to be some good news in KL Rahul’s personal life as well. His wife and Bollywood actress Athiya Shetty is pregnant. Rahul is going to become a father soon.
During his visit to Mahakal temple, Rahul performed a special puja for the good health of his upcoming child and wife. He prayed to Lord Shiva for a happy life for his family.
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Rahul and Athiya’s wedding:
- KL Rahul married Athiya Shetty on 23 January 2023 .
- The wedding took place at Suniel Shetty’s farmhouse in Mumbai.
- The pair is quite popular on social media.
4. Delhi Capitals Squad 2025
Delhi Capitals has included many legendary players in its team for IPL 2025. There is a balance of Indian and foreign players in the team.
Delhi Capitals Players:
- Captain: Axar Patel
- Vice-Captain: Faf du Plessis
- KL Rahul
- Karun Nair
- Jake Fraser-McGurk
- Tristan Stubbs
- Abhishek Porel
- Donovan Ferreira
- Sameer Rizvi
- Ashutosh Sharma
- Darshan Nalkande
- Ajay Yadav Mandal
- Vipraaj Nigam
- Manwant Kumar L
- Tripurana victory
- madhav tiwari
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Dushmantha Chameera
- Mitchell Starc
- mohit sharma
- T Natarajan
- Mukesh Kumar
The Delhi Capitals team looks very strong this time. Apart from star batsmen, the team also has experienced bowlers who can destroy any opposing team.
IPL 2025 is a new beginning for KL Rahul. After joining Delhi Capitals, there will be pressure on him to perform well. After visiting Mahakal, he prayed for the well-being of his family and better performance of the team.
Rahul’s experience will be very important for Delhi, as he will strengthen the team’s middle order. Fans hope that Rahul will perform brilliantly with the bat this time and make Delhi the champion for the first time.
