KKR vs LSG: “Not Thinking About India Call-Up,” Says Rinku Singh

The Kolkata Knight Riders’ journey has come to an end after a nail-biting thrilling 1-run defeat against Lucknow SuperGiants. While there were some ups and downs this season, one thing that worked well for the team was Rinku Singh. The young batter received quite some backing from the franchise, it paid off well as Rinku Singh was one of the most successful batters in the side.

The ongoing season saw Rinku Singh pull some of the magnificent finishes including hitting 5 sixes against Yash Dayal. He had almost taken his team to victory last night, smashing Naveen-Ul-Haq for 20 runs in the second last over. His efforts were much appreciated not just by his teammates but the opponents too as they fell just 1-run short. After the KKR vs LSG game, Rinku Singh spoke about his good season, future expectations, and the Indian team call-up.

“I am not thinking about India selection,” says Rinku Singh

“The five-ball six was there in the back of mind. I was very relaxed and thought I will hit the way I have. We needed 21 runs in the last over. I missed one ball otherwise, we would have won. It feels really good when you have this kind of a season. I am not thinking about India selection, I will keep working the way I am. Family is very happy. We have a good side. We did a couple of mistakes in all the departments and a bit of bad luck also cost us the play-off spot,” Rinku Singh said.

Rinku Singh has received praise from a lot of senior players as well as cricket experts. In an interview last month, Virat Kohli spoke about the 5 sixes and acknowledged that even he could not do it. The young middle-order batter is the highest run-scorer for KKR this year with 474 runs and 4 half-centuries. Speaking about Kolkata Knight Riders, before the start of the season, their captain Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the competition and Nitish Rana was given the responsibility to lead. KKR vs LSG was the last game of the league stage for both the teams. The Knight Riders will end their season at 8th position whereas Lucknow SuperGiants will play the eliminator on May 24, 2023.