WATCH: Rinku Singh apologises after breaking glass of media box during SA vs IND 2nd T20I

South Africa defeated India in the 2nd T20I at St George’s Park, Gqeberha. The Proteas chased down the target of 152 runs in a 15 overs reduced game. With the openers Reeza Hendricks and and Matthew Breetzke scored 42 runs in three overs for the first wicket. Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to field first. India were struggling as the openers were back to the dugout without scoring. After that skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Rinku Singh anchored the innings. With the latter hitting back-to-back sixes to the Proeta skipper in the 19th over of the game. 

One of the two six was hit straight down the ground which, hit straight to the media box, and the ball went sailing over the rope and into the media box, where it broke the glass of the box. The 26-year-old’s video of breaking the glass has gone viral on social media. The UP-born batter has apologised for breaking the glass in the recent video released by the Indian Cricket Board.

The left-handed batter has been in sensational form since his inclusion to the Men in Blue side. He has played some match-winning knocks for the side in different situations of the game for the side. In the Australia series, he showed his talent by finishing the first game calmly and in the other matches anchoring the innings when required. 

Here's the video:

Rinku Singh apologising for breaking the media box glass. 😂pic.twitter.com/Q8nK6Y9g99

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I did not know that the glass broke: Rinku Singh

Rinku said, "When I hit that shot for six, I did not know that the glass broke. I came to know of it now. Uske liye sorry [Sorry for that]. He further said, "When I went in to bat, we had lost three wickets, so it was a bit tough. When I was playing with Surya bhai, the chat was that, ‘keeping playing the way you are doing. Play your natural game’. I took my time at the start because I was finding it a bit tough to understand the wicket. After playing a few balls, I got set and then the big hits started coming."

"He [Surya] told me, keep playing the way you have been told. Have belief in yourself. As I said, at the start, I wasn’t able to bat as well, but he told me to stay calm, the big hits will come. And, as you saw, it worked out well later."