Rinku Singh elated over his selection in the Indian team for the Asian Games and T20Is versus Ireland
The left-hander said “Every time I talk to my parents; we end up crying”
Rinku Singh earned his maiden India call-up for the Asian Games and was also selected for the T20I series against Ireland to be played in August. The left-hander who plays for KKR in the IPL came into the limelight by hitting five sixes in an over. An India call-up was on the cards after such a performance as Rinku scored over 400 runs in IPL 2023 which eventually came when BCCI announced the team for the Asian Games. Talking about bis selection Rinku said “It’s an amazing feeling, not easy for me to describe in words. I have reached this level from absolutely nothing. I am an emotional person, and every time I talk to my parents, we end up crying,”
The Journey
Rinku’s journey in the IPL itself has been unique. He made a name for himself as a fielder in the first three seasons since his IPL debut who came in as a substitute fielder in the majority of the matches and changed the game by taking a spectacular catch or by running out a batter that was threatening to take the game away from his team. He started to get regular chances in the eleven from IPL 2022 and played impactful knocks. But his breakthrough season was yet to come and it was the 2023 IPL season where everything changed for Rinku as he won matches for KKR batting at number five or six which also reduced the team’s dependency on Andre Rusell to win matches for them.
The Faith
The man from Aligarh said “I have been with the KKR for six years. I got my chances initially but failed to make those count. I have learned a lot during my early years with the team. I worked hard on my batting with Abhishek Nayar sir at the KKR academy in Mumbai. All that hard work is paying off.” “No other franchise would have kept me after failing regularly, but the KKR team management and Abhishek sir saw something in me that even I couldn’t. I would bat five to six hours every day in the nets and learned new shots. I think in those three years, I became an all-round batsman. I did well in the IPL, got recognition, and am now being rewarded with an India call-up,” he adds.
