On Wednesday, Indian cricketer Kannur Lokesh Rahul, who is popularly known as KL Rahul celebrated his 26th birthday with his new franchise team. Little did he know, his Kings XI Punjab teammates, including veteran all-rounder batsmen Yuvraj Singh and hard hitting batsmen Chris Gayle would be swinging in an unusual surprise for him. Yuvraj Singh took to his official Instagram handle to share a video of Caribbean explosive Chris Gayle jokingly presenting himself as a cake on the occasion.

Earlier, The head coach of Kings XI Punjab Virender Sehwag was at his witty best once again inventing a new name for Kings XI player and birthday boy KL Rahul. The 26-year-old cricketer celebrates his birthday with his franchise team.

Karnataka batsman’s name stand for Kannaur Lokesh and veteran Indian batsmen Sehwag replaced them with ‘Kadak Ladke’ while extending birthday wishes to the youngster on Twitter. They say you can't have your cake and eat it too.

But Kings XI Punjab (KIXP) batsman KL Rahul can have his cake and take it to open the innings with him. Rahul and Gayle seem to be the most explosive opening partnership in the Indian Premier League this season. Talking about their next games, Kings XI Punjab take on undefeated Sunrisers Hyderabad at Mohali on Thursday in their next IPL 2018 match.