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Brendon McCullum wants KKR to invest in Rinku Singh
By SMCS - May 19, 2022 1:00 pm
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Brendon McCullum applauded Rinku Singh, stating that very few batters could bat the way he did in the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL). After not getting many chances for four seasons, Singh left a mark in the ongoing edition, although KKR failed to qualify for the playoffs.

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Rinku Singh played a paddle flick

However, on Wednesday, May 18, Rinku Singh played a 40-run knock off 15 balls as well with two fours and four sixes against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai. With three runs needed off two balls, he got out after Evin Lewis took a stunner in the deep, after which the Knights lost the match by two runs. McCullum, who was a part of KKR, said that Rinku Singh is someone worth investing in over the next few editions of the tournament as well. He also praised Sunil Narine, who scored a seven-ball 21 against LSG.

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“Rinku’s is an incredible story, a man around the IPL for five years. He sat on the sidelines for so long and worked so hard, he has had to wait for his opportunity, he got it late in the tournament and he’s taken it,” McCullum said in the post-match press conference. “He plays the game for all the right reasons that I love as a coach and as a fan of cricket as well. Rinku is a player who KKR will invest in, no doubt, over the next few years and we’ll see him progressing. Not too many people can bat like Rinku did and be able to pull games out of the fire. Really pleased for him.”

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

Brendon McCullum will start his new journey as the head coach of the England Test team. But he said that he also talked about following KKR’s matches from next season onwards.

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“Sunny (Narine), every now and then, is going to come off and play a significant hand that can win some games. I’m heading in a different direction with the challenge of being able to coach England, but I’ll be following the KKR boys and, particularly, Rinku. I really wish them all the best,” Brendon McCullum concluded.