Rahul said, "I have my father-in-law's support now, and we will both be cheering for 'Sharmaji ka beta' (India captain Rohit Sharma) in the T20 World Cup."
Ishant Sharma's superb bowling and a remarkable performance in the death overs by Delhi Capitals (DC) bowlers countered a strong comeback effort by Nicholas Pooran and Arshad Khan, guiding the Capitals to a 19-run victory over LSG at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday.
The owner of LSG appeared visibly displeased after the match's outcome and was seen engaged in an intense discussion with skipper Rahul along the boundary line at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Athiya Shetty shares excitement on social media as KL Rahul reaches half-century, posting a match highlight with the caption 'and this guy' along with a red heart emoji.
KL Rahul has been flown to London for an expert opinion as he is still experiencing some discomfort in the quadriceps . Notably, the senior batter underwent a surgery for the same injury last year.
In that game, England relied heavily on sweep and reverse-sweep as run-making options, something which the Indian batters have been practising at in their nets session in Visakhapatnam.
The selection committee has added Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan, left-arm spinner Sourabh Kumar and all-rounder Washington Sundar to the squad for the second Test.
India's chase of 231 went horribly south once Hartley (7/62) spun into India's top-order, igniting a rot that saw India getting bowled out for 202 in the final over of the day.