Former Bollywood legend shares an inspiring message following Rahul's century on day four
KL Rahul's father in law congratulated him after his stunning century which momentarily took India to the top against England on day four.
Famous Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty drafted a heartfelt note for his son-in-law KL Rahul following his magnificent ton on day four of the Headingly Test. The Karnataka-born top-order batter registered his ninth Test ton and formed a match-defining 195-run stand with Pant to propel India to a commanding state before the lower order collapse.
Rahul played a splendid knock, which featured 18 boundaries and spent an arduous 381 minutes at the crease to compile 137 runs. On the back of his knock, India were able to dominate England thoroughly in the first two sessions of the day.
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Sunil Shetty responds after his son-in-law's brilliant heroics at Headingly
Sunil Shetty was filled with joy after watching his spectacular knock in Leeds and lauded Rahul for his achievement. The century came at a very crucial time for India, and the veteran actor felt that the know had a touch of class and elegance.
Shetty wrote the following on his Twitter handle:
"A knock that spoke less, but said everything. Proud of you son @klrahul."
Both Pant and Rahul went hard at the English bowlers and batted with utter grit. The duo hardly gave anything away and took full advantage of the old ball, which wasn't playing a lot of tricks. They milked the runs at a steady rate, and while Pant tried inventive shots from his end, Rahul held one end together, relying mostly on the orthodox style of play. By Tea, both batters reached their respective centuries, and a possibility of a declaration from Gill seemed to be on the cards.
But the second new ball did the trick for England. After Tea, the home side bounced back, picking up a flurry of wickets to put the thought of a declaration to rest. Similar to the first innings, the visitors once again suffered a horrendous batting collapse and lost their remaining six wickets for only 33 runs, giving England a reasonable target of 371.
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