After securing a spot in the Indian Premier League playoffs with a 1-run victory against Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday, Lucknow Super Giants coach Andy Flower heaped praise on Rinku Singh, who almost single-handedly snatched win from LSG. Flower admitted that it would have been truly astonishing if Rinku had managed to pull of a win from that position. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
“Rinku played out of his skin again to get them that close, didn’t he? We were really in good situation, but if they had won it from there it would have been genuinely astounding,” Flower said in the post-match media interaction.
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The T20 World Cup and Ashes-winning former England coach further said Rinku has got “future”.
Rinku Singh is really hungry for success and humble at the same time.
~Andy Flower(LSG Coach) pic.twitter.com/vsWfCycULy
— KKR Bhakt 🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRSince2011) May 21, 2023
“He looks like a really physically talented guy. He also looks like he is really hungry for success and humble at the same time and confident of what can he do — it’s really good package.
“There’s so much batting talent in the country. He is showing that he can do it under pressure, that’s a key aspect of playing international cricket. I think he’s got a future,” the 55-year-old added.
Chasing 177, KKR were in dire straits with 136/7 after 18 overs, but Rinku nearly pulled off yet another miraculous win with his 33-ball 67 but fell short by a mere run.
Rinku needed three sixes off the last three balls.
It was a situation similar to that of their dramatic win against Gujarat Titans earlier this season when Rinku smashed five sixes in a row to pull off a heist.
But this time, he managed two sixes while the other, in the penultimate ball, turned out to be a four as KKR lost by a run.
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