Ahmedabad: Rinku Singh, who hit five sixes in the last five balls to give Kolkata Knight Riders a memorable win once morest Gujarat Titans, dedicated each of his sixes to his family who fought for him. Rinku comes from a very humble family of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. His father used to deliver gas cylinders to homes. To get the family out of debt burden, Rinku has also worked as a servant in the house to save the stipend he received as a player of the Uttar Pradesh Under-19 team. He snatched victory from the jaws of Gujarat by hitting six sixes and a four in 21 balls. The 25-year-old had scored a blistering 15-ball 40 last season as well but failed to score the required 21 runs in the last over of the match once morest Lucknow Super Giants.
Rinku said following playing a memorable innings once morest Gujarat, ‘I was sure that I might do it. Last year I was in a similar situation in Lucknow. The faith was still there. I was not thinking much, just went on hitting shots one following the other.
Rinku said following playing a memorable innings once morest Gujarat, ‘I was sure that I might do it. Last year I was in a similar situation in Lucknow. The faith was still there. I was not thinking much, just went on hitting shots one following the other.
He said, ‘My father struggled a lot, I come from a farming family, every ball I hit out of the ground was dedicated to those people who sacrificed so much for me.’
KKR captain Nitish Rana said, ‘Rinku did something similar last year, although we might not win that match. When he hit the second six once morest Gujarat, we started believing more because Yash Dayal was not doing well. All credit goes to Rinku Singh.
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