Not very long ago was India’s star cricketer KL Rahul was spotted with Nidhhi Agerwal at an eatery in Mumbai. They were seen enjoying each other’s company and this spark romance rumours between the two. The pictures of the two leaving the eatery together grabbed headlines and their fans were expecting another cricket and Bollywood love story.

However, KL Rahul put all rumours to rest. While speaking to NDTV, he said, “Can't a guy and girl be friends, is it so hard? I have known her for a long time, we both come from the same city. It's great to see the progress she is making in her field. We have known each other even when I was a cricketer and she was a Bollywood actress. It was not just me and her hanging out, there were three or four more people from Bangalore. It's good to catch up with friends and I assure you there is nothing happening. If I am seeing somebody, I'll make sure everybody knows. I will treat my woman like a princess and not do any hiding.”

KL Rahul had played for Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2018 was earlier linked to a model named Elixir Nahar who is also from Bangalore. In fact the two made a joint appearance at Varun Aaron’s wedding in 2016. Pictures of the duo went viral However, the two have never come out in open to clarify the rumours. Elixir was last seen doing ticketing promos for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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