KL Rahul will not play in DC's first game against LSG.

Due to personal circumstances, KL Rahul, the new addition to the Delhi Capitals, will not play in Monday's season opener. The Delhi Capitals management has granted the Indian batter, who is expecting his first kid, special permission to miss the game against his old team, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), at the Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.After finding out that his wife, Athiya Shetty, might give birth at any time, the Indian batter hurried back to Mumbai on Sunday night. On March 30, nonetheless, he is anticipated to play alongside his Delhi Capitals teammates in their second matchup against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The baby is due any moment now, so he has come home to be with his wife. But he will definitely be available for the team's upcoming match," a Rahul family friend stated.

Rahul, who has been playing quite well lately, was one of India's best players during their Champions Trophy victory in Dubai. He hasn't played in India's Twenty20 International team, though, and he said at the event in Dubai that he wants to get back into the starting lineup. Rahul trained in Mumbai for the Indian Premier League (IPL) season under India's assistant coach, Abhishek Nayar, before to joining the Delhi Capitals camp in Visakhapatnam. Rahul left LSG, the team he coached for the previous three seasons, and was purchased by the Delhi management for INR 12 crore in the super auction.