Team India head coach Rahul Dravid praised Rinku Singh's maturity and calmness after India's thrilling win over Afghanistan in the third and final T20I at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
The Indian cricket team secured a clean sweep of the three-match T20I series by winning in the third T20I in a double Super Over against Afghanistan, and Rinku played a crucial role in this remarkable win.
Dravid highlighted Rinku's maturity and calm demeanor as he expressed his satisfaction at seeing the KKR star handle a challenging match situation very well. Rinku entered the game with India struggling at 22 for 4.
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Then, the left-handed batter formed an unbeaten 190-run partnership with captain Rohit Sharma (121*) to help India reach a competitive total in Bengaluru.
He played a memorable knock of an unbeaten 69 off 39 deliveries, smashing two boundaries and six maximums to guide India to 212 for 4 in 20 overs before winning the second super over against Afghanistan to clinch the T20I series by a 3-0 margin on Wednesday.
Speaking to Sports18 after the match, Rahul Dravid said: “Yeah, he's been terrific. For someone who is just starting off his career in international starting,rted off in August or September, it's just been a few months. But the maturity and calmness he's showing, we've always seen him come at the back end of the innings and finish games off but today was a great test for him to come in at 22 for 4 and just build that partnership and show what he can do at the back end.”
Dravid signed off by saying, “It's really good for us to see that and he's very clear. One of the good things about Rinku is that he's very clear about his skills, what he knows, what his strengths are, what he needs to work on, and how he needs to go about it.”
(With Sports18/PTI Inputs)
