On Saturday, Rinku Singh was the talk of the town after he almost pulled off another heist against Lucknow Super Giants. His unbeaten 67 off just 33 balls was not enough as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)fall short by one run at the Eden Gardens.
Former West Indies opener Chris Gayle feels after his performances for KKR in the ongoing season Rinku Singh will end up getting a massive spike in his IPL salary in 2024.
“Rinku Singh has done this in a few occasions for KKR before. I am sure next year, he’s going to get his paycheque a little higher because he’s been the best performer with the bat for KKR,” Gayle told JioCinema.
Having made headlines hitting fives sixes in a row in their win over Gujarat Titans earlier this season, Rinku emerged as KKR’s top-batter and finisher this season with former India coach Ravi Shastri picking him to make a late push for India’s World Cup squad.
“Anyone will feel great to have a season like this, but I’m not thinking that far that I will get selected to Indian team,” said Rinku in the post-match media interaction after the match.
Former India pacer Zaheer Khan has also been taken aback by the emergence of Rinku Singh this season. He said: “If you had to look at a bright spot for KKR this season, it was Rinku Singh. He was standing between LSG and the playoffs and played with a lot of confidence.
“He’s carried himself and the team like that all season long. When you have an accomplished finisher like Russell, and yet he is not being discussed during this season when you speak of KKR.
“If Rinku Singh has been able to move a name like that to the back, just goes to show how good his season has been for him.”
Rinku finished with the top run-getter for KKR with 474 runs at an average of 59.25 and 149-plus strike rate.
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