KKR batter Rinku Singh has revealed that his life has been very different after he came into the limelight via the Indian Premier League. Rinku became a household name after he hit 5 sixes in the final over against Yash Dayal in GT vs KKR in the 2023 season of the tournament. Rinku’s incredible knock helped him get into the Indian team and made him a cult figure after years of toiling in the domestic arena.
Rinku, who comes from a very modest background helped his parents get out of poverty and set up a hostel for young cricketers in his home town. Rinku spoke to the IPL website ahead of KKR’s Qualifier 1 against SRH and revealed that his life had completely changed after IPL 2023.
“The life before 5 sixes, and the life after 5 sixes are very different. I got featured in ads, people got to know me and now I cannot travel anywhere alone. They have hoardings on my name, and they cheer for me, which feels good. It feels like I have achieved something in my life,” Rinku told the IPL website.
“I never thought that I would hit 5 sixes. So stop thinking, the person above (God) has got plans for you, so trust him,” he further added.
CRYING WHILE WATCHING CINEMA
The kind-hearted cricketer said that he was not really an emotional person, but tears fill his eyes when he watches motivational films. Rinku said that the last time he cried while watching a movie was when he saw Vikrant Massey’s 12th fail.
“I cry when I watch motivating movies. I cried uncontrollably when I watched 12th fail. I was relating my life with that, that I have also come from the bottom. If someone’s child does well, and has a movie on him, I watch that,” Rinku said.
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THE INDIAN DREAM
Rinku Singh was named in the reserves of the T20 World Cup 2024 squad. Many believed that Rinku should have been included in the main XI after he was given a long and successful run in the role of a finisher. Rinku although seemed unbothered about that and said that his dream was to lift the World Cup with the team in West Indies.
“When India lost the World Cup, it was an emotional moment, but I was like, cry it out and move on,” Rinku Singh said.
“I have played the finisher’s role for a long time, so I know what to do. You have to stay calm, and react to what the bowler is doing. Since the team I have played, I have not lifted a big trophy, I want to hold the World Cup in my hand,” Rinku concluded.
Rinku Singh has not been at his best this season in the IPL, but the player will hope to do well in his favoured hunting ground at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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