After his big move to IPL 2025, KL Rahul made headlines with a fun football-related question to Parth Jindal, the co-owner of the Delhi Capitals (DC).
Rahul was bought by Delhi Capitals for INR 14 crore at the mega auction, moving from Lucknow Super Giants. He quickly became a strong contender for the captaincy role for IPL 2025. However, what really grabbed attention was his playful moment on social media.
KL Rahul Shows Off Football Skills, Asks Delhi Capitals Owner for a Spot in a Different Team
KL Rahul shared a clip on his Instagram story where he was fielding at backward point. In the video, he casually juggled the cricket ball with his feet before catching it with his hands, showing off his football skills. The moment even left Australian commentators impressed.
KL Rahul shared the video on Instagram and jokingly asked Parth Jindal, the co-owner of Delhi Capitals, if there were any openings at Bengaluru FC. Jindal, apart from being involved with DC, is also the managing director of the JSW Group, which owns the Bengaluru FC team in the Indian Super League (ISL).
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KL Rahul tagged Parth Jindal in a clip from the recent Perth Test and playfully captioned it, saying, “@parthjindal, Got an opening at Bengaluru FC?”
The post went viral in no time and was flooded with reactions from the fans. In response, the official Bengaluru FC X handle replied, “Fancy a loan move, @klrahul? 🔥 Sent you a fax, @delhicapitals 📠 We’ll have him back before the #IPL! 😉”
Check out the Tweet:
Fancy a loan move, @klrahul ? 🔥
Sent you a fax, @delhicapitals. 📠
We’ll have him back before the #IPL! 😉#WeAreBFC pic.twitter.com/gbXqouk0VU— Bengaluru FC (@bengalurufc) November 28, 2024
After Delhi Capitals acquired KL Rahul in the IPL 2025 mega auction, Parth Jindal expressed that he has a good relationship with the Indian batter and hinted at the possibility of making him the captain of DC for IPL 2025.
Parth Jindal was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo, “I spoke to KL but haven’t met him yet. I know him very well personally; I will understand from him (what he thinks), and it will boil down to what the coaching group and finally what Kiran (Grandhi, the co-owner) and I want to do. There’s a lot of time for that.”
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