Suniel Shetty On KL Rahul's T20 Feat: 'For Him, It’s Not About Beating Virat Kohli'

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Last Updated:May 21, 2025, 01:21 IST

While Rahul surpassed Virat Kohli’s grounds by reaching the milestone successful conscionable 224 innings, Shetty made it wide that beating records isn’t what motivates the cricketer.

Suniel Shetty praises KL Rahul for his milestone and opens up astir entering grandfatherhood.

Suniel Shetty is simply a arrogant father-in-law. The Bollywood prima precocious reacted to his son-in-law KL Rahul’s singular accomplishment successful T20 cricket. Rahul became the fastest Indian to people 8,000 runs successful the format during his match-winning period against Gujarat Titans successful the IPL 2025 crippled held successful Delhi connected May 18.

While Rahul surpassed Virat Kohli’s grounds by reaching the milestone successful conscionable 224 innings, Shetty made it wide that beating records isn’t what motivates the cricketer. Speaking to ANI, Shetty said Rahul’s lone imagination is to correspond the state and lend to Team India’s success.

“The lone happening I cognize astir KL Rahul is that helium wants to play for the country, travel what may. He wants to play each formats, whether it’s No. 1, No. 5, No. 8, No. 9, No. 10, oregon No. 11. He conscionable wants to beryllium a portion of Team India, and that’s his biggest high," helium said.

Shetty further clarified that Rahul holds large admiration for Kohli and that his joyousness comes from idiosyncratic and squad milestones not surpassing others. “He admires Virat a lot. They’re precise bully friends. So, I don’t deliberation helium would beryllium blessed conscionable due to the fact that he’s breached Virat Kohli’s record. He’ll beryllium blessed due to the fact that he’s done well, you know? And knowing him, I tin accidental this. For him, it’s not astir beating Virat oregon beating Rohit. It’s astir doing good and seeing if helium tin instrumentality the squad home, that’s each that matters," helium added.

Rahul has present scored 8,081 runs from 237 matches, including 7 centuries and 68 fifties. He trails lone Chris Gayle (213 innings) and Babar Azam (218 innings) globally, becoming the third-fastest wide and fastest Indian to scope the milestone.

Beyond cricket, Shetty besides reflected connected a much idiosyncratic milestone and that’s becoming a grandfather. KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty welcomed their daughter, Evaarah, successful March this year.

“I deliberation I’m successful the astir beauteous spot successful my beingness close now, astir apt the happiest… Every signifier of beingness is beautiful… and present grandfatherhood. So, I deliberation I’ve reached a signifier wherever I’m precise blessed with everything astir me," helium shared.

Suniel Shetty volition adjacent beryllium seen successful Kesari Veer: Legends of Somnath, releasing May 23.

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