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Andy Flower showers praise on Rinku Singh

Allround plaudits: Rinku Singhs magnificent effort was appreciated by even his opponents. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak After his team managed a one-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in its last league match and secured a place in the Indian Premier League playoffs at the Eden Gardens here on May 20, Lucknow Super Giants coach Andy Flower was gracious enough to praise finisher Rinku Singh for single-handedly taking the host to the brink of victory.“We were really in a good situation. But if they had won it from there, it would have been genuinely astounding. Rinku played out of his skin again to get them that close. It was a matter of not making an obvious error in those last few overs. He batted beautifully,” said Flower. “Looks like (he’s) a really physically talented guy. But he a...
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Russell all praise for Rinku’s fearlessness

Going places: Rinku Singh’s approach to batting augurs well for Kolkata Knight Riders. Here he takes on the Punjab Kings bowlers at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Jamaican all-rounder Andre Russell heaped praise on Rinku Singh’s “fearlessness” saying the underrated batter was fast becoming Kolkata Knight Riders’ game-changer.Russell himself made a great return to form with a whirlwind 42 (off 23 balls) setting the stage for KKR’s five-wicket win against Punjab Kings on Monday night at the Eden Gardens. But it was Rinku who realised the victory with a last-ball boundary.This happened after Russell was run out off the penultimate ball of the innings leaving Rinku with the task of scoring the winning runs off the last ball of the innings. ‘Big man, no worries!...
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IPL 2023 | Five sixes bat used by Rinku was KKR captain Rana’s

Kolkata Knight Riders batter Rinku Singh plays a shot during the IPL 2023 cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, April 9, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The bat with which Kolkata Knight Riders' Rinku Singh hit five successive sixes against Gujarat Titans actually belonged to his captain Nitish Rana, who reluctantly gave it to his teammate. The left-handed Rinku hammered successive sixes off Yash Dayal from the last five balls of KKR's run chase to hand his side a miraculous three-wicket win in their IPL match in Ahmedabad on Sunday.Also Read | Had belief I could do this, says Kolkata Knight Riders’ Rinku Singh after match-winning cameo against Gujarat Titans "This [the one Rinku used] is my bat and I played both match...