After acing the openin Test successful Perth, KL Rahul has suggested that his adeptness tin adjacent dispersed retired to football. (Instagram/KL Rahul)
India batter KL Rahul was picked up by Delhi Capitals astatine the IPL 2025 Mega Auction connected Sunday, but his archetypal nationalist query to his caller franchise brag Parth Jindal is 1 of a shot opening astatine his Bengaluru FC franchise.
Jindal, the co-owner of the Delhi Capitals, is besides the managing manager of the JSW Group that owns the Bengaluru-based Indian Super League (ISL) franchise which was formed 11 years agone successful 2013.
While Rahul was anticipated for a large reunion with his home-based IPL franchise, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the Capitals emerged arsenic the keenest squad to get the 32-year-old aft his Lucknow Super Giants. Rahul was snapped up for Rs 14 crore and has emerged arsenic 1 of the front-runners for captaincy astatine Delhi, too offering versatility successful the top-order.
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The India batter though has suggested that his adeptness tin adjacent dispersed retired to football. Rahul took to Instagram and tagged Jindal successful a clip from the caller Perth trial wherever helium was seen juggling the Kookaburra portion fielding during the game. ‘@parthjindal, Got an opening astatine Bengaluru FC?,’ a cheeky Rahul wrote.
Besides the BFC franchise that won the ISL successful 2018-19 and the Delhi Capitals, the JSW Group besides owns SA20 cricket squad Pretoria Capitals, ILT20 cricket squad Dubai Capitals, Hockey India League (HIL) squad Soorma HC, and the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) squad Haryana Steelers.
Having acquired his services for the IPL 2025 said, Jindal said that helium shares a bully narration with Rahul. I spoke to KL but haven’t met him yet. I cognize him precise good personally, I volition recognize from him (what helium thinks), and, it volition boil down to what the coaching radical and yet what Kiran (Grandhi, the co-owner) and I privation to do. There’s a batch of clip for that,” Jindal told ESPNcricinfo.
Rahul was instrumental successful India’s 295-run triumph successful Perth, having shown adept method during his 2 opening stints, besides forging a grounds 201-run opening basal with Yashasvi Jaiswal successful the 2nd innings.