Rinku Singh recalls the valuable advice MS Dhoni (Twitter Image) gave him
After his last over against Gujarat Titans, Rinku Singh revealed that he got a million dollar advice from MS Dhoni, the master of the art of finishing
Rinku Singh’s five sixes that he hit against Gujarat Titans during the recently concluded IPL 2023 season has completely turned the youngster’s life around. The 25-year-old not only helped Kolkata Knight Riders win the match by snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, but is also being talked about by many former cricketers to make their India debut soon. Amidst all this, Rinku recently revealed a million dollar piece of advice from MS Dhoni, the master of the art of finishing.
While Kolkata Knight Riders ended the IPL 2023 campaign in seventh place, with 12 points as they missed the playoffs, it was a breakthrough year for Rinku.
The youngster was touted as a potent up-and-coming player by many cricketers in the last season when he scored 174 runs in just 7 matches, this season saw Rinku leapfrog to greater heights as he scored 14 wickets. He scored 476 runs in the matches at an average of 476 runs. 59.25 and that too at an impressive strike rate of 149.53.
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The Uttar Pradesh batsman on several occasions revealed that he was taking advice from Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and others, and during a recent conversation, Rinku recalled that the CSK skipper once told him that He is batting well and he should just watch. Hitting the ball straight without thinking but what the bowler is going to do.
“Mahi bhai is the best finisher so I was asking him what are the other ways to finish the game, he told me, I was watching your batting, you batted well, he told me when the last over is going on , then try to hit straight, let the bowler do what he wants to do,” Rinku told Sports Hour in an interview.
Earlier, the KKR middle-order batsman had said during an exclusive chat with News18 that he is just looking forward to give his best, and if it is his destiny, he will be playing for Team India very soon.
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“I never thought before that I would hit those five sixes and never thought of getting selected for the Indian team. I just have a normal routine that I follow every day. Go to the gym, and work out hard. If he is lucky, he will play India.