Last Update: January 23, 2023, 7:29 pm IST
KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty (Instagram/@klrahul)
Rahul got married on Monday at Athiya’s father and Bollywood superstar Sunil Shetty’s farmhouse in Khandala.
Indian cricket team batsman KL Rahul tied the knot Bollywood Actress Athiya Shetty on Monday… The vice-captain of the Test team was rested for the ongoing New Zealand ODI due to family commitments.
The wedding ceremony took place on Monday at Athiya’s father and Bollywood superstar Suniel Shetty’s farmhouse in Khandala. After the ceremony was over, Suniel and his son Ahan Shetty came out of the venue, greeted the media and distributed sweets to media persons stationed outside the venue.
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The couple has been dating each other for the last three years and is all set to take their relationship to the next level. Earlier, it was reported that the couple would tie the knot on the Bangladesh tour in December with Rahul taking the name, and the scenario was quickly scrapped.
Before this Rahul played an important role India Beat Sri Lanka in tough conditions in the 2nd ODI Chasing 216, India were reeling at 47/3 but the Karnataka batsman held his ground and scored an unbeaten 64 to hand the hosts a series win.
The flamboyant batsman is going through a difficult phase in his career as he has lost his place in the T20I team and also the ODI vice-captaincy after his stupendous performance in the 2022 T20s. World cup.
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He scored 128 runs in six innings in the T20 World Cup at a strike rate of 120.75. The 30-year-old managed to score two half-centuries and faced a lot of criticism for his defensive approach.
Rahul will soon return to the Indian team for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia next month. Rahul will act as Rohit Sharma’s deputy as the BCCI has announced the squad for the first two matches of the series.
The first match of the series will be played in Nagpur on February 9, while the second Test match of the series will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
The four-match Test series is going to be very important for India to secure a place in the final of the World Test Championship for the second time in a row.
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