Rinku Singh’s triumph in T20 cricket is no less than a fairytale. From the Kolkata Knight Riders purple jersey to Team India’s ‘Bleed Blue’, Rinku has become a living story to many cricket fans. The Uttar Pradesh batter is now on a South Africa tour with team India. India got an easy win over South Africa, thanks to Sanju Samson’s ton. While Rinku batted at number 6, he scored only 11 of 10 balls. After the match, former cricketer, now cricket expert Akash Chopra, raised a question about Rinku Singh’s batting position.
“Are we being fair to Rinku? It’s a very important question. Why am I asking this question? You kept him in the team first, he is your original choice player. He was in your team against Bangladesh and before that as well. Whenever you have sent him up the order or he has got to bat in the powerplay, he has scored runs every time,” said Akash Chopra.
“He has scored a half-century every time. He has emerged as a crisis man. He scored those half-centuries at very good strike rates. So this was that opportunity. Why don’t you send him at No. 4? What is the reason that you only send Rinku down the order, always at No. 6.”
A clinical bowling display by #TeamIndia in Durban👌👌
South Africa all out for 141.
India win the 1st #SAvIND T20I by 61 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the series 👏👏
Scorecard – https://t.co/0NYhIHEpq0 pic.twitter.com/36MRC63RHD
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 8, 2024
Chopra further said, “I am asking this question only because Rinku can finish, but he is not just a finisher. This is my understanding. I feel he knows how to drive the game. He is hitting sixes but he is not someone who muscles the ball. He is not Andre Russell and he is not Hardik Pandya as well.”