Karnataka-born KL Rahul turned 29 on Sunday (April 18) and he received birthday wishes from his India cricket teammates. Rahul and Hardik Pandya are very close friends. Hardik posted a picture with him and wrote, "Through thick and thin my boy ❤️ Happy birthday bro ❤️".
Both the cricketers had got into trouble for their comments on the show Koffee With Karan. But their friendship wasn't shaken by the incident but it only grew stronger.
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Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh wished him a happy birthday and also sent good luck for the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2021). "Wishing you a very Happy Birthday bud @klrahul11 ! Lots of love and blessings! All the best for IPL, take the team to the end ????????," he wrote.
Rahul is currently leading the Punjab Kings (PBKS) side, which is owned by Preity Zinta. They were named Kings XI Punjab before this season.
Dinesh Karthik was cheeky with his birthday wish for Rahul. He hoped for some good knocks from the PBKS skipper but added "not against us". Karthik is the wicket-keeper batsman of Kolkata Knight Riders and they are yet to face Punjab in this season.
Here are the birthday wishes from few other friends of Rahul in Indian cricket: