In spite of LSG’s crucial one-run victory over KKR, the only person the world of cricket could talk about was Rinku Singh.
Lucknow Super Giants beat Kolkata Knight Riders by one run at the Eden Gardens on Saturday to advance to the playoffs, their most significant victory of the season. But Rinku Singh was the only man about whom the world of cricket could talk.
The KKR star, who nearly completed a mission impossible but was ultimately unsuccessful by one run, received praise from all parties.
Including teammates and the opposition captain. In the end, LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir sent Rinku a “sensational” tweet that went viral on all social media platforms.
One of the discoveries and the star of IPL 2023 has been Rinku. In 14 counterparts for KKR, he crushed 474 runs with four fifties at a dazzling strike pace of 149.53.
305 of those runs came while pursuing at a striking pace of 153.50. In point of fact, all of his knocks over the past fifty years have been aimed at pursuing a cause.
On Saturday, Rinku had constructed a comparable stage for himself. He revived KKR in the chase for 177 at home with yet another fifty after the LSG spinners choked the middle order. LSG remained in the game with a score of 40 from 12 balls.
Rinku then faced Naveen-ul-Haq and scored 20 runs, including a hat trick of boundaries, before trying to pull off a miracle against Yash Thakur in the final over by hitting 6, 4, 6, and 6 in the last three balls. Nevertheless, KKR was defeated by one run despite their efforts.
Gambhir met Rinku after the game and spoke with him. He later posted a picture of their conversation on Twitter and praised the KKR star. He penned: What a great effort Rinku made today! Thrilling ability!”
In addition to Gambhir, both skippers lavished praise on Rinku for his performance in the match and throughout IPL 2023.