Suniel Shetty is officially the proudest father-in-law in B-town. The veteran actor took to social media to celebrate a massive career milestone for KL Rahul, who officially crossed the 10,000 international run mark this past Saturday. Watching the action unfold during India’s third ODI against the West Indies, Shetty shared a heartwarming tribute on Instagram, posting a snippet of the match with the caption, “Just Rahul being Rahul. Proud always.”
The celebration wasn’t limited to the senior actor; Ahan Shetty also hopped onto the bandwagon, taking to his Instagram stories to cheer for his brother-in-law’s incredible achievement. KL Rahul’s milestone came during a high-stakes match where India found themselves in a tricky spot at 4/2. The batter turned the game around in spectacular fashion, smashing his ninth ODI century off just 80 balls. He finished with a blistering 129* off 87 balls, featuring 10 boundaries and six massive sixes, maintaining a strike rate of over 148.
With this feat, KL Rahul becomes the 15th Indian cricketer to enter the 10,000-run club. His stats across formats are nothing short of impressive: he now sits at 10,094 runs in 243 matches and 281 innings, boasting an average of 41.03 with 23 centuries and 63 fifties to his name. His latest performance also marks the third-highest score by an Indian batter at number five, trailing only legendary knocks by Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni. Whether it’s his 3,541 runs in ODIs, 4,288 in Tests, or 2,265 in T20Is, it’s clear that the cricketer is in the form of his life, and the Shetty family is right there cheering him on every step of the way.