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Who is Rinku Singh?
The Bareilly boy got recognition in the Indian Premier League while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders after he hit a fellow Uttar Pradesh player Yash Dyal of Gujarat Titans for five sixes in a row in the last over of the game while chasing 29 to win. This was a feat never achieved before in league or international cricket.
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Rinku's omission from India's World Cup squad was a talking point after its announcement last month. He is among the four reserves, including star batter Shubman Gill
Pathan was one of the the most vocal former players after the announcement, opining on 'X' that "Rinku's recent past performance for Team India shouldn't have been ignored."
The anticipation has been built in such a manner that it seems to be the most awaited game of the season. The stakes are high as both teams are coming on the back of wins in their last matches
The explosive middle-order batter, known for his exploits in the T20I format, had made his ODI debut in the South Africa series where he played two matches scoring 17 and 38.
It was the first instance where two Super Overs were played in the history of international cricket since the introduction of the rule that consecutive Super Overs will be played to determine winner
Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh added unbeaten 190 runs for the fifth wicket and broke the record of Nepal's Kusla Malla and Dipendra Singh Airee for the highest fifth-wicket partnership in T20Is
The three-match contest will be India's last before the T20 World Cup in June, giving the team more clarity on where it stands ahead of the ICC event in Americas.
Apart from winning the series, India are also expected to check their preparation in all departments in the only series ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024
India vs South Live Score, 1st ODI: Arshdeep Singh starred with his five-wicket haul as India bowled out the Proteas for a meagre 116 and then chased it down with 33.2 overs to spare to take 1-0 lead
Asked whether he will keep wickets in the ODI series starting on Sunday, Rahul answered in affirmative
India vs South Africa Playing 11: B Sai Sudharsan for India and Nandre Burger for the Proteas made their ODI debuts in this match
India's tour of South Africa 2023-24: Check the IND vs SA full schedule, match timings according to IST. How to watch India vs South Africa matches in India for free
India batter Rinku Singh credited his calm approach during pressure situations in T20I series against Australia to playing in the Indian Premier League
India vs Australia 2nd T20 Highlights: Men in Blue beat the Aussies by 44 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Ravi Bishnoi took 3/32 while Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan scored quick fifties
IND vs AUS 1st T20 Highlights: Towards the end, Rinku Singh (22 not out off 14 balls) delivered the finishing touches with a six to take India home.
India vs Australia 1st T20 Playing 11: Australia have not picked World Cup winners Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa. Sports 18 to live broadcast the India vs Australia 1st T20 in India.
Asian Games 2023 Day 10 Highlights: India's athletics contingent kept the medals coming as they won 6 medals including 2 Golds. India's medals tally reached a total of 69 medals at the end of Day 10
Hard-hitting wicket-keeper batter Jitesh Sharma is expected to replace Sanju Samson in India Playing 11. While Avesh Khan could replace Arshdeep Singh in India's XI.
Having closely tracked a shy' young boy with low self-confidence' evolve into a promising player for India, Abhishek Nayar describes Rinku Singh's story as one of hard work and perseverance
He has played just a couple of international matches so far but Rinku Singh is already a popular name among Indian fans thanks to his five successive sixes in IPL 2023