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Rinku’s secret sauce: Rinku Singh discloses whose bat it was with which he hit 5 sixes to win

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) star Rinku Singh revealed that the bat he carried out with in opposition to Gujarat Titans was gifted by his skipper Nitish Rana. With 28 wished off 5 deliveries, Rinku Singh hits 5 successive sixes to win it for Kolkata in opposition to Gujarat Titans.

In a video posted by IPL, KKR skipper Nitish Rana requested Rinku about his batting and what was going by means of his ideas throughout the ultimate over.

“Rinku kaisa lag raha hai aapko ye innings khel kar, har koi puchna chahta hai ye, sabko ye jawab chahiye kya tha aapke dimag mey us time 5 ball mey 28 runs chahiye the (Rinku how are you feeling now and everyone wants to know what was going through your mind when 28 was needed off the last five balls),” asks Rana.

𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀: All captured in a second to savour 🙌

Seek your Monday Motivation from this dialog ft. man of the second @rinkusingh235 & @NitishRana_27 👏👏 – By @Moulinparikh

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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 10, 2023

Rinky replies: “Dimag me mere ye thoda sa doubt tha kyunki mai itna acha nahi kehl raha tha, ball nahi lag rahi thi mere se (There was a doubt in my mind as I was not playing well and was not able to connect the ball properly.”

With 39 wished of the ultimate eight balls, Rinku rose to the occasion as he hit the ultimate two balls of the nineteenth over, bowled by Josh Little, for a six and 4.

Watching this on L➅➅➅➅➅P… and we nonetheless can’t think about what we merely witnessed! 🤯pic.twitter.com/1tyryjm47W

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 9, 2023

Rinku says that a number of hits in opposition to Little have given him confidence.

“Second ultimate over mey jab maine ek chakka and ek chaukla marato usse confidence aaya (That six and 4 throughout the penultimate over gave me confidence)

“Aur fir jo last ki paanch ball thi, paanch chakke maare, aisa mai kuch soch nahi raha tha bas jaisa ball aa raha tha waise hi khal raha tha (I was not thinking much during those last five balls, I was just playing according to the merit of the ball,” he said.

Rinku moreover revealed that he was having a flashback of ultimate yr, when he couldn’t finish the match in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants. In that match Rinkus smahed 15-ball 40 and with 21 to get throughout the ultimate over, went 4, 6, 6, in opposition to Marcus Stoinis. But Stoinis defended 4 off 3 by selecting up two wickets in two balls, includingt he wicket of Runku, who was brilliantly caught by Evin Lewis as sweeper cowl. KKR misplaced the match by two runs, whereas chasing 211.

That hug was from all of us! 💜🤗#GTvKKR | #AmiKKR | #TATAIPL 2023 | @NitishRana_27 | @rinkusingh235 pic.twitter.com/lPx9z0OS7Q

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 9, 2023

“Flashbacks aa rahe they of last year ke, yahi situation thi us time bhi (I was having flashbacks of the last year. We were in the situation, and I couldn’t able to finish it off,” says Rinku.

In a heartwarming gesture Nitish Rana, who gave his bat to Rinku, might need given Rinku one thing.

“Agar mera aaj kuch bhi hota, maine bat aapko de hi diya hai apna jisse aap ne paanch chakke maare agar mere pass kuch aur bhi cheej hoti toh aaj mai aapko dene ko taiyyar tha koi aisi cheez jo aap maangna chahte ho mere se (I gave you my bat and you hit those five sixes from it, if you want anything else from me, feel free to ask),” says Rana.

“Nahi nahi bhaiya aapka pyar hai, aapka pyar his chahiye aur kuch nahi chahiye (I only want your love and nothing else),” replies Rinku.

In one different video posted by KKR, Rana says he ha splayed together with your full residence season with the bat, what he gave it to Rinku.

Rinku claimed the match & 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘵! 💜#GTvKKR | #AmiKKR | #TATAIPL 2023 | @NitishRana_27 | @rinkusingh235 pic.twitter.com/vHWVROar8P

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 9, 2023

“Yeh mera match bat tha, dono match is se khela hun pura SMAT is se khela hun last year last ke 4-5 match is se khele hun aaj maine bat change kia. Rinku ne mujhse bat manga main dena nahi chata tha but koi andar se koi bat pick kar ke laya. Mujhe lag raha tha ki who yeh wala bat pick karega. Kyunki iska pick up bahut acha hai, aur yeh thoda light hai mere weight ke hisab se. Aur ab yeh rinku ka hi hai. Le liya usne mujhse (This was the bat I used in Syed Mushtaq Ali and in the last season as well. I never wanted to give it, and when he asked for a bat, I just told him go and pick one for you, and he picked this one, deep down I knew this he will pick this bat only and now the bat belongs to him,” says Rana.

ONCE AGAIN… YEWWWW BEAAUUUTYYYY!!!#GTvKKR | #AmiKKR | #TATAIPL 2023 pic.twitter.com/IuPsOwdEM3

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 9, 2023

Rana went on to laud Rinku, he says: “Rinku jaisa saaf dil ka insaal maine aaj tak nahi dekha aur jo bhi isne aaj kiya hai mai bahut khus hun kis aisi innings aap life mey ek ya do baar khelte ho, mai toh ho sakta hai ek bhi na khel pau (I have never seen anyone, who is as kind hearted and pure as Rinku. We only play such kind of innings once or twice in our life, I might never play it. I am so happy for Rinku.”

Rahul Tewatia, who himself has carried out such freak knocks throughout the IPL was watching the interview rigorously and pulled Rinku’s legs for his standing posture.

“Aise kyu khada hai (Why are you standing like this?,” asks Tewatia. Rinku replies: “Nervous hota hun bhaiya (I was nervous).

Tewatia shoots one different question: (Nervous kis baat ka aaj koot diya tune (Why are you nervous, you have carried out such a gem of a knock right now).