Learn about the parents, siblings, and spouse of Indian cricketer KL Rahul . His father is a former director of NIT Karnataka and his mother is a professor at Mangalore University. Dr. K. N. Lokesh is the father of cricketer KL Rahul . He is a former professor & director at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka... KL Rahul was born in Mangalore to an academically accomplished family. His father, Dr. KN Lokesh , is a professor of Civil Engineering at NIT Karnataka, and his mother, Rajeshwari, is a professor at Mangalore University. He has a younger sister named Bhavna. His father was a huge fan of Sunil Gavaskar and mistook the name of his son ‘Rohan’ as ‘ Rahul ,’ and thus named his son Rahul . He used to be a mischievous yet reserved as a kid. At the age of 11, he started his rigorous cricketing practice at St Aloysius College Centenary Grounds in Mangaluru Central and Nehru Maidan as well.
