Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Rinku Singh revealed the name of his idol after he played a knock of ages for his side against Gujarat Titans in the match 13th of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He said that he has followed Suresh Raina since his childhood and his dream is to play for India like him and also revealed that he texted Yash Dayal after the game.
Rinku Singh smashes 5 sixes in 5 balls against Yash Dayal to win the match for KKR from the jaws of defeat
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) thumped Gujarat Titans (GT) by 3 wickets to win their second consecutive game of the season. The chief architect behind that was young Uttar Pradesh batter Rinku Singh, who achieved the unimaginable at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Rinku Singh won the game for his side from a situation no one had even imagined. He snatched victory from the jaws of defeat and made sure that he helped his side register their second win of the season.
Chasing the target of 205 runs, KKR were very much in the game till the 17th over with Venkatesh Iyer (83) and Nitish Rana (45) playing spectacularly well. But after that Rashid Khan’s hat trick changed the game for them as they were reduced from 154/4 to 155/7. With still 39 to win from 8 balls, GT were clear favourites to win.
What a speech by KKR Head Coach Chandrakant Pandit – excellent! pic.twitter.com/WWGkjFbjcE
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In the last over, KKR required 29 runs and after a single on the first ball, Rinku Singh then unleashed himself and smashed 5 consecutive sixes to win the game for his side. He remained unbeaten on 48 runs and helped his side achieve the famous win.
With his knock, Rinku Singh became the first player in T20 history to smash 5 sixes in the run chase in the 20th over. Notably, this was also the highest target achieved in the last over of an inning in IPL.
After his knock, Rinku Singh revealed that Suresh Raina is his idol and he wants to play for India. While speaking to India Today, he said:
“My Idol is Suresh Raina, he is a very good fielder, and bats in lower order as I do, my dream is to play for India”.
Rinku Singh (in India Today) said "My Idol is Suresh Raina, he is a very good fielder, bats in lower order as I do, my dream is to play for India".
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 10, 2023
IPL 2023: Rinku Singh reveals that he texted Yash Dayal after the game to motivate him
Rinku Singh’s staggering knock in the game also won him the Man of the Match award. Many fans and pundits lauded him for his valiant effort with the bat. The batter has now revealed that after hitting Yash Dayal for 5 sixes he texted him after the game and motivated him. He said:
“I texted Yash after the game, saying it happens in cricket, you did really well last year, I just tried to motivate him a little”.
Rinku Singh (in India today) said "I texted Yash after the game, saying it happens in cricket, you did really well last year, I just tried to motivate him a little".
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 10, 2023
Rinku Singh and Kolkata Knight Riders will be next seen in action when they will lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Friday (14th April).
