Rinku Singh scored a boundary of the last ball when 2 runs were required, many thought it will go to the super over but Rinku is in form of his life, probably the most mature and effective match winner of we talk about uncapped players in the IPL.
Rinku Singh in Tata IPL 2022 4(4), 46(33), 48*(21), 58*(31), 18(18) 6(8), 53*(33), 18*(10), 19(20), 46(35), 21*(10).
Rinku now also averages around 185 while chasing with strike rate of over 170. Most importantly, the entire KKR team has trust in Rinku Singh that he can do job in a tough situation and he is just adored by his captain Nitish Rana when he is pulling out stuffs like that.
Talking in the post match conference, Nitish Rana said that a few years ago everyone was cheering the name of Andre Russell because he was doing something extraordinary. Now, the whole crowd cheers Rinku Singh and this is what he has earned in the last few years.
Highest SR against a team in IPL (100 balls)
205.18 A Russell vs RCB
200.00 A Russell vs PBKS
199.47 C Gayle vs PWI
191.73 S Narine vs RCB
Things Rinku has already done in a brief set of matches, players aren’t able to do in their entire careers. Same was the view of Andre Russell who said, “I wanted to finish the game off, but we have a finisher this year in Rinku. He had told me what if the ball beats you, should we go for the run? I said for sure, I have faith in him to finish it last ball.”
“I get goosebumps seeing him doing what he’s been doing. I have company at the back end, he soaks the pressure off and he’s been year for years, a really hard-working guy.”
Rinku Singh has a impressive T20 record. He has over 1600 runs in 78 innings at an average of 30 and strike rate of 140. That tells us that he is most prolific in the position he is currently batting.
Kolkata Knight Riders are certainly are kind of a team which can be really damaging with the bat because of the kind power they have in their pack. Once Gurbaz and Roy get going, it is a difficult job for bowlers to stop them.
Then there is Nitish Rana, Venketesh Iyer and two finishers like Rinku Singh and Andre Russell who have the testament of completey rooting out the opposition in the last few overs.