Rinku Singh with KKR skipper Nitish Rana. (Twitter/KKR & PTI) Rinku Singh produced a spectacular individual performance in the tournament’s first half when Kolkata Knight Riders battled Gujarat Titans.
Singh hit five sixes off the last five deliveries as Kolkata Knight Riders chased down a mammoth target of 205 to beat Gujarat.
Rinku’s 48 not out from 21 balls included six sixes and one four, with KKR nailing down a 200-plus chase in the game’s dying moments.
Singh has been the best batter among the uncapped players. The left-handed middle-order batter from Uttar Pradesh has accumulated 233 runs in the first seven games this season.
Speaking highly of Rinku’s performance in the ongoing competition for KKR, former Australia cricketer David Hussey backed him to play for the Indian cricket team.
“Rinku Singh is a phenomenal talent. He has been doing well in domestic cricket, and the KKR franchise has backed him well. He’s grown in his confidence and taking his game to the next level. Hopefully, he gets to play for India soon,” said David Hussey on Star Sports.
Chennai Super Kings’ right-arm pacer Tushar Deshpande has been the best-uncapped bowler so far with 12 scalps in seven games. Deshpande may be slightly expensive, but he’s picking up a wicket every 12.7 deliveries.
Meanwhile, India legend Sunil Gavaskar identified CSK’s Tushar Deshpande as the one who has also risen up to the challenges of bowling at the death and bowling tight lines under pressure for CSK.
“Tushar Deshpande has risen to the challenge of bowling in death and pressure situations for CSK. He keeps picking up wickets at crucial times for his team, and not once he looked down after getting hit for six. His body language looks positive this year,” Gavaskar observed.
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