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India’s one of the latest batting sensations, Rinku Singh, revealed the advice he received from coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav ahead of the 2nd T20I against Bangladesh. Notably, India and Bangladesh were up against each other for the second of the three-match T20I series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. During the game, Rinku, came up with his third T20I fifty and contributed a total of 53 runs in 29 balls to put up 221 runs on the scoreboard.
After the match, the 26-year-old batter revealed the advice he received from coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Suryakumar Yadav. He revealed that both had asked him to ‘keep hitting’. Rinku was quoted by The Indian Express as saying, “Coach and captain has asked us to play our game, whatever the situation is. Maarte jao har ball ko (Just keep hitting every ball). I have been told to back myself and hit the ball. Gautam bhai has given us freedom.”
There was no anxiety; Important was to win: Rinku Singh
The young batter, who has emerged as a rising finisher for team India of late, spoke about the game and explained his batting methods. He said, “There was no anxiety. The way team was playing, our matches were getting over early. Important was to win. My batting order is such that there is no fix time when I will come to bat. When wicket falls early then my plan is to keep the scoreboard ticking with ones and twos and wait for the poor balls to cash in. If when only two and three overs are needed, I try to score as many runs as possible and hit fours and sixes.”
Speaking about the upcoming Ranji Trophy, Singh said, “I will not get enough chances to prepare for the Ranji Trophy match. October 12 is our last match. I will get a couple of days. It is very tough to play the red ball after playing the white-ball. When I go to Lucknow, I will bat more in the nets. I see myself as a three format player. Jahaan mauka milega wahaan khelenge (wherever I will get the chance I will play).”
