Watch: ‘Won’t see her for two months’ – KL Rahul gets emotional as he talks about missing daughter Evaarah | Cricket News
KL Rahul is part of the Indian cricket team in England for the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. He was one of the earliest squad members to touch down in the UK for the series. The toll of a long tour – nearly two months in this case – is felt by everyone. Even more so for KL Rahul who became a father, alongside Athiya Shetty on March 24 this year.While speaking to Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul spoke about his daughter and the challenge of being away from family for this long.
“Yeah, it’s a great time in my life for my family. I’ve always loved children. I’ve always wanted children for a long time. So, made me and my family really really happy. We’re in a great place. She’s a beautiful little girl. It’s brought so much happiness into our lives,” said KL Rahul.When asked if KL Rahul did any daddy duties, he said, “I have done a little bit, but unfortunately, two days after she was born, I had to go play the IPL game. And I tried in whatever breaks we got during the IPL to go back for a couple of days and then finish the IPL. “It was really hard to take that decision to come here and play that India A game as well because I had not spent any time with her and I knew when I come here, I won’t see her for another two months. So, it’s a really really hard decision.“There were some really hard decisions that I’ve had to make in the last few months. But yeah, I thought that that was the right thing to do for me professionally and my family’s been really supportive. My wife was very supportive.“So, I came here. So, I haven’t seen her and I just keep seeing her pictures and I’m always on the baby camera. Making sure I don’t miss anything or any part of her growth.“So, it’s a difficult thing to do when you’re traveling and playing and you miss each day. It’s not seeing her,” he continued.KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty revealed the baby’s name – Evaarah Vipula Rahul – on social media on the batter’s birthday in April. Explaining the meaning of the name, Athiya wrote that Evaarah comes from Sanskrit, meaning ‘gift of God’. Her middle name ‘Vipula’ was given to honour her maternal grandmother and the last name comes after her father.
