India cricketer KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty welcomed a baby girl on Monday. While Athiya announced the news through Instagram, Rahul missed his debut match for Delhi Capitals against Lucknow Super Giants due to personal reasons, although detailed information was not provided at the game toss.
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