The star KKR batter Rinku Singh amazed everyone with his sensational performance in the Indian Premier League 2023. He stole the headlines of the entire cricketing world when he won a thrilling match for KKR by smashing 5 consecutive sixes in the last over when KKR needed 29 runs off the last five balls.
Apart from that, Rinku also played a couple of match-defining and crucial knocks for KKR in the tournament.
Now, the reports have learned that he is reportedly set to make it to the T20I squad of India for the West Indies tour starting next month. This news and the speculations have also drawn a lot of reactions from Indian cricket fans.
The fans took to the social media platform Twitter and came up with various reactions for Rinku Singh and his speculated selection in the national side of Team India.
Here’s how fans reacted:
After many struggles finally we see Rinku in blue jersey 😭😭
— DEXTER😈 (@Dexter_Vj2) June 26, 2023
Lord Rinku Era Started ❤️🔥💯
He definitely deserves it
— Kumar Reaturaj (@reaturaj_kr4) June 26, 2023
This is the time where Indian selectors should be aggressive in picking young talent over seniors to be in the Ivy League
— Jetha Hi🏆tler (@sterns_haschen) June 26, 2023
Good pick 👍
— Wali Rehman (@walirehman903) June 26, 2023
Finally 😯😯 Lord Rinku in Indian Jersey...#KKR
— pun_cuz (@byond_timespace) June 26, 2023
Why don't they let him play some more matches in list A category
— Adwait (@Adwait18Adwait) June 26, 2023
It's his fundamental right to be in team india
— 𝐀𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐲𝐚 (@savvyhoon) June 26, 2023
Rinku singh is a good player in T20.let's see how he can do in International?? Before World Cup India badly needs a finisher.
— Sudipta Roy (@Suudiptaroy) June 26, 2023
Best finisher in India 🔥🔥🔥
— Cricket Crazy (@CrazyinCricket) June 26, 2023
Rinku Singh 💯 i hope he should shine for india 💯
— AKHIL AK47 (@Sammy41648183) June 26, 2023
Speaking of Rinku’s performance in the Indian Premier League 2023, he scored 474 runs in 14 innings of the 14 matches, he played with six-time unbeaten knocks. Rinku scored these runs with a commendable average of 59.25 with four half-centuries to his name.
Rinku Singh has also proved his worth for his home state team Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket including both First-Class and List-A cricket. The Aligarh-born young Southpaw has appeared in 59 innings of the 40 FC matches, he played for UP; in these matches, he has scored 2875 runs with an excellent batting average of 59.89 having 7 centuries and 19 half-centuries to his credit.
Apart from this, he has also scored 1749 runs with a commendable average of 53.00 after batting in 46 innings of the 50 matches, he played in the List-A cricket. In these appearances, he has 1 century and 16 half-centuries on his credit.
He could be a vital factor in the Indian middle-order in white-ball cricket in the upcoming ‘not-so-distant’ future.