Former Indian fast bowler Ashish Nehra praised Rinku Singh for his impressive performance during Team India’s 20-run win over Australia in the fourth T20I match in Raipur.
Rinku played an aggressive knock of 46 runs off 29 balls and added crucial 56 runs with Jitesh Sharma (35) to play a key role in India's series-clinching victory against Australia in Raipur.
After the match, Nehra commended Rinku for adapting his playing style in the match, highlighting his noteworthy contribution with the bat. Rinku's T20I tally now stands at 174 runs in five innings, with an average of 87 and a strike-rate of 197.72.
Ashish Nehra was quoted as saying by JioCinema: “The most important thing was that he came in the ninth or tenth over today, he didn't come in the 17th or 18th over. We have seen him many times after the 16th over or so but the sort of knock he played was praiseworthy and the team needed that.”
The Gujarat Titans coach added, “There was a time when it seemed they (India) could reach 190 as well but if you had lost Rinku Singh's wicket at that stage, you might have been stopped at 160.”
Speaking about Rinky’s selection in ODI squad for South Africa tour, Nehra said: “Don't forget Rinku Singh has an average close to 50 even in the Ranji Trophy. He has been picked in the 50-over team as well, so the selectors would have seen something.”
He signed off by saying, “It is a massive plus for the Indian team that you have selected him in the 50-over format and he got to bat early today and showed everyone that he can deliver in such a scenario as well.”
(With JioCinema Inputs)
