New Delhi, May 5 -- Did you know Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul was supposed to be named after his father's favourite cricketer's son? But a mixup meant, the India batter ended up being 'incorrectly' named!

According to a report in English Jagran, Kannur Lokesh Rahul, or KL Rahul as we know him as, was supposed to be named after Sunil Gavaskar's son.

Rahul's father, Dr. KN Lokesh - a professor & former director at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) and big-time cricket fan - was a fan of the legendary former Indian batsman Gavaskar and wanted to name his son Rohan after his favourite cricketer's son.

Rohan Gavaskar himself was a well-known cricketer, having played for India in a few One Day Internationals.

However, Dr Lok...