IPL 2023: “Hope that he gets a chance” Harbhajan Singh on Rinku Singh playing for India

Rinku Singh has recently become a household name after studying cameo performances in the Indian Premier League 2023 for Kolkata Knight Riders against various opponent team franchises. The young middle-order Indian batsman has maintained a high strike rate throughout the tournament and has sent the ball flying outside the boundaries multiple times. Rinku Singh has become a field name in IPL 2023. Since then he has been a saviour for the Kolkata Knight Riders’ Camp.

Recently, the team met with Chennai Super Kings in the M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai for their 13th Match of the league stage. Kolkata’s stunning bowling attack restricted Chennai to a score of 144. An achievable target seemed quite difficult as Kolkata Knight Riders lost early wickets in the powerplay to Chennai‘s hungry bowlers. Rinku Singh entered the field to make Kolkata Knight Riders seal an easy victory against Chennai Super Kings on their home ground.

Rinku Singh scored 54 off 43 deliveries with a strike rate of 125.58 while smashing four fours and three sixes to make Kolkata Knight Riders win against Chennai Super Kings in the 62nd match of the TATA IPL 2023 in the M.Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. He was also awarded the Player of the Match award.

Harbhajan Singh on Rinku Singh’s game against CSK

Harbhajan Singh posted a video on a YouTube channel with heaps of praise for Rinku Singh. He believes he is ready to play for the Indian team and hopes he gets a chance to play for the Indian cricket team in the short format.

“Nitish Rana played a captain’s knock and Rinku Singh gave him support. Rinku has emerged as a star from this IPL and his bat has done all the talking. I would like to see him in the Indian team and hope that he gets a chance. He is ready for the shorter format and is also a brilliant fielder,”

“It’s tough to beat CSK at home, but that’s what KKR did by taking good spinners. There is no doubt that they have a strong spin attack, including Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine and Suyash Sharma. In Chennai, it’s all about spinners of which team performed better. It was evident that the KKR spinners were better than the CSK spinners,” said Harbhajan Singh on his YouTube channel.