'Dhoni ka naam toh ofcourse bhool he gya hoga' - Fans react as Kevin Pieterson picked Rinku Singh as the best finisher of IPL 2023

The young Kolkata Knight Riders batter Rinku Singh has been cited as the finest finisher by former England skipper Kevin Pietersen during the ongoing IPL 2023, claiming that Singh's statistics with his bat are alarming.

This year has been impressive for the left-hander who gained notoriety after hitting five straight sixes during the final over of KKR's run chase versus Gujarat Titans to secure an unlikely victory. The UP player, who has played in every KKR game this season, concluded with 474 runs to lead the team in scoring. In the team's last league stage game of the IPL 2023, Rinku stayed undefeated on 67 runs off 33 balls, however, he was unable to assist his side in winning the game.

What did former England player Kevin Pieterson say about Rinku Singh and his performances this season?

Pieterson spoke on the Star Sports show about Rinku's numbers that the latter has achieved this season. “His numbers are frightening in the chase. He has been brilliant this season. So, I can’t go any further than those runs and sixes and their final over in Ahmedabad; I mean, that was just insane."

On Saturday, Lucknow Super Giants secured a thrilling one-run victory and their second consecutive play-off place in the Indian Premier League after holding off a Rinku Singh late onslaught. After being given the opportunity to bat, Pooran kept the LSG innings afloat by scoring a counter-attacking 30-ball 58 (4x4, 5x6) that helped the team reach a respectable 176/8.

Rinku threatened to give KKR yet another last-over victory with a merciless 67 not out off 33 balls (6x4, 4x6) as he fought alone in the 177-run chase. However, it was ultimately insufficient as KKR lost the game by one run after reaching 175 for 7. KKR have 12 points after 14 games, which eliminated them from playoff contention but Rinku Singh has been the brightest spark for them this season

Fans react as Kevin Pieterson picked Rinku Singh as the best finisher of IPL 2023: -

Kevin Pietersen picks Rinku Singh as the best finisher of IPL 2023. (On Star). pic.twitter.com/qpf1gFoppv

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 20, 2023

2 mins silence for those who didn't get what he meant here and oozing hatred on Dhoni & his fans as usual!
Here he's talking about “Best Finisher in 👉🏻 IPL 2023”
And Dhoni got Best Finisher tag for his whole cricket career. Contexts are different.

— Rocee🌹 (@rocee_r) May 20, 2023

He can bash only Yash Dayal

— Slayer ❁ (@pervy_slayer) May 20, 2023

Dhruv Jurel has more postive impact than him🙂

— DRP 🇮🇳 (@its_DRP) May 20, 2023

Jitesh >

— No One Knowz ❁ (@NoOne_Knowz) May 20, 2023

@KKRiders I believe we have run short of adjectives for Rinku Singh.
He is the flavour of this IPL Season alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubhman Gill and Mohammed Shami.

Rinku Singh has the largest heart, he doesn’t believe in the word “impossible.”
He is the best finisher in IPL.

— Shahab Jafri (@ShahabJafri55) May 20, 2023

Sense of Responsibility in Rinku makes him best this season... No careless play... Complete team man....

— लोटन कबूतर🕊️ (@hippocrite_____) May 20, 2023

Rinku rocked this season

— Muhammad Ayyub (@Ayyub92) May 20, 2023

I mean he's not wrong. Rinku does get the job done 9/10 times.

— Raja Babu 💰 (@kyabhai_) May 20, 2023