After Retirement Speculation, KL Rahul Makes His 'Important Announcement'

23.08.2024 - 19:55 sports.ndtv.com

Star India batter KL Rahul triggered a huge wave of speculations on social media through his recent Instagram post. "I have an announcement to make, stay tuned...", Rahul wrote on Instagram.

Reacting to this, a few accounts on social media speculated that Rahul might retire from international cricket, having lost his place in India's T20 team.

However, Rahul seemed have quashed all the rumours with his latest Instagram post. In truth, Rahul and his wife Athiya Shetty had organised an auction "to enrich the lives of many special children".

From jerseys to cricket bats of his present and former teammates, Rahul and Athiya raised Rs 1.93 crores from the auction. Virat Kohli's jersey was the most expensive buy at the auction, sold for Rs 40 lakh.

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