KL Rahul Family, Father, Mother, Siblings, Wife, In-laws

KL Rahul is one of the mainstays of Indian national cricket team. The prolific right-handed batter plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket. He is presently the captain of Lucknow Super Giants (IPL 2022).

KL Rahul Family

KL Rahul was born to KN Lokesh and Rajeshwari in Kananur, Magadi Taluk. KN Lokesh, his father, is a professor in the Civil Engineering department and former director at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK). His mother, Rajeshwari, was a professor at Mangalore University.

KL Rahul also has a younger sister named Bhavna. Although, there is not much information available about Bhavna’s professional background.

KL Rahul Childhood

KL Rahul was born on 18th April 1992 in Kananur, Magadi Taluk. Rahul is known to have grown up in Mangalore, where he went to high school at NITK English Medium School. He then went to pre-university at St. Aloysius College. It is known that Rahul began his training in cricket at an early age of 10 years. At the age of 12, Rahul started playing for Bangalore United Club and his club in Mangalore as well.

Rahul then moved to Bangalore to pursue his cricket career and joined Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, from where he completed his graduation. Rahul represented India at the U19 Cricket World Cup in 2010 and made his first-class debut for Karnataka in the same year.

KL Rahul Wife

KL Rahul is married to Bollywood actress Athiya Shetty.

KL Rahul In Laws

Athiya’s father, KL Rahul’s father-in-law, Suniel Shetty, is a popular name in the Indian film industry.

Suniel Shetty is an Indian actor, film producer, television personality and entrepreneur. He has featured in almost close to hundred films in his acting career. Suniel Shetty’s wife, Mana Shetty is a well-known Indian businesswoman. She owns a luxury décor and gift items lifestyle store named R-House in Mumbai. She also has a real-estate project S2 and is also associated with the ‘Save the Children India’ NGO. Additionally, she also runs a clothing brand named “Mana and Isha” with her sister.