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'Moka milne pe chorna nhi'- Fans react as Rinku Singh gets emotional after being selected for T20I series against Ireland

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Rinku Singh's brilliant season with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 has earned him an India call-up. First for the 2023 Asian Games and now for the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Ireland.

The UP-born batter has been sensational in the IPL 2023. He grabbed headlines by hitting five sixes in a row in the final over to win a game against Gujarat Titans. He played some crucial and match-winning knocks for the Knight Riders. The 25-year-old left-hander says it still feels like a dream after being included in the T20I series.

It’s an amazing feeling, not easy for me to describe in words: Rinku Singh

The southpaw stated, "Sapne jaisa hi hai (This is like a dream). I don’t want to wake up anytime soon." "It’s an amazing feeling, not easy for me to describe in words. I have reached this level from absolutely nothing. I am an emotional person, and everytime I talk to my parents, we end up crying."

"I have been with the KKR for six years. I got my chances initially but failed to make those count. I have learnt a lot during my early years with the team. I worked hard on my batting with Abhishek Nayar sir at the KKR academy in Mumbai. All that hard work is paying off."

The 25-year-old batter further added, "No other franchise would have kept me after failing regularly, bur the KKR team management and Abhishek sir saw something in me that even I couldn’t. I would bat five to six hours everyday in the nets and learnt new shots. I think in those three years, I became an all-round batsman. I did well in the IPL, got recognition, and now am rewarded with an India call-up."

For the first three seasons in the IPL, he hardly had an appearance, managing only 77 runs. He didn’t get to play a single game in the 2021 season. In the second half of IPL 2022, he played a couple of cameos but in a losing cause. But IPL 2023 proved to be a game-changer, as he amassed 474 runs at a strike rate of 149.53.

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