Celebs are often subjected to online trolls. Indian cricketer KL Rahul, husband of Athiya Shetty and son-in-law of actor Suniel Shetty falls victim to trolls on social media more often, especially for his performance. After Team India lost the ICC World Cup 2023 final to Australia, KL Rahul who is the Indian wicketkeeper received online criticism for not fielding up to the mark in the final match. He was also slammed left. right and centre for scoring 66 runs off 107 deliveries against the Australian team. In an interview, Suniel Shetty has broken his silence as to how he feels when such treatment is meted out to his son-in-law.
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In an interview with ANI, Shetty said that KL would often ask him to stop reacting to all the criticism and negativity as he says, ''Dad, my bat will talk''.
Suniel also said, “The faith of the people in him, the selectors, the faith of the captain, it said it all. It hurts me 100 times more than it would hurt Rahul or Athiya''.
Earlier, the 'Hera Pheri' actor recalled his first meeting with KL Rahul. He first met him at an airport back in 2019. Recalling his meeting, Shetty had said, "I had the pleasure of meeting Rahul first at an airport. I was thrilled to learn that he was from Mangalore, my hometown. I was a big fan of him, and was happy to see that he was doing well. When I came home and shared the news with Athiya and Mana, they didn’t say much; they just exchanged looks with each other. Later, Mana came to me and said that Athiya and Rahul were on talking terms."
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Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul got married on January 23, 2023, at Suniel Shetty's Khandala farmhouse.
On the work front, Suniel Shetty will be seen in 'Welcome To The Jungle' (Welcome 3) and 'Hera Pheri 3'.
