Virat Kohli ‘Originally ranked 5th-6th as Rinku Singh…’: massive compliment to former India star

Rinku Singh has become a household name in Indian cricket following his heroism for the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Gujarat Titans in the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) game. With the 7-win Kolkata Knight Riders needing 29 runs against the reigning champions, even the most die-hard KKR fan didn’t get their hopes up. While Rashid Khan’s magical hat-trick nearly closed the game for GT led by Hardik Pandya, the victory seemed like a mere formality for the team. In the final, the ball was passed to Yash Dayal and the first serve went to a single. With 28 needed for 5 balls, GT thought the game was in their pockets, however KKR’s Rinku Singh had a different idea. Rinku hit five sixes in a row and sealed an almost impossible win for Nitish Rana and company.

Former Indian star Mohammed Kaif did not skimp on Rinku’s praise. “Virat Kohli was at the same age when he started to play well. Kohli wore numbers 5-6 for RCB in his early years, as did Rinku Singh. track for it. Nobody expected KKR to win, everyone turned off the TV. But Rinku was there,” Kaif told Star Sports.

After the knock, the cricket world is still in no hurry to believe that this actually happened. While Rinka is praised for his master class, the master class from his KKR trainer, Chandrakanth Pandit, stands apart.

Pandit matched Rinku’s knockout with Ravi Shastri’s 6-six – the former player made it to the Ranji Trophy – and the trophy-winning last-ball six of Javed Miandad, the former Pakistani star who hit India in the Australian Championship final. Asian Cup.

“In my 43 years of cricketing as a coach, playing cricket, first-class cricket and international, I have previously seen two innings. In one, Ravi Shastri hit six sixes in the Ranji Trophy and the second was Javed Miandad’s last ball. in Dubai (Sharjah) and after that I will see you (Rinku),” Pandit told Rinku in front of his teammates in the dressing room after the game.