Rinku Singh with teammates after KKR take home vs GT in IPL 2023 on Sunday.© Twitter
With 7-down Kolkata Knight Riders needing 29 off the last over, it was unlikely the side would give the competition their opponents Gujarat Titans would give. While Rashid Khan’s magical hat-trick almost sealed the game for the Hardik Pandya-led GT, the win seemed to be just a formality for the side. Yash Dayal The ball was handed in the final over and the first ball went for a single. Needing 28 off 5 balls, GT would have thought they had the game in their pocket, however, KKR’s Rinku Singh Had some other idea. Rinku hit five consecutive sixes and registered a near-impossible win Nitish Rana and company.
Since the knock, the cricketing world is still taking time to believe that it actually happened. While Rinku is being praised for his masterclass, his coach at KKR, Chandrakant Pandit, stands apart.
Pandit parallels Rinku’s knock Ravi ShastriSix sixes — hit by the former player in the Ranji Trophy — and Javed Miandad’s trophy-winning last ball six — were hit by the former Pakistan star against India in the final of the Australia-Asia Cup.
“In 43 years of my cricket career, being a coach, playing cricket, first-class cricket and international, I have seen two first innings. One Ravi Shastri hitting six sixes in Ranji Trophy, and the other Javed Miandad’s six off the last ball In Dubai (Sharjah) and after that I am watching you (Rinku),” Pandit told Rinku in front of teammates in the dressing room after the game.
What does a winning dressing room feel like! #gtvkkr , #amikkr , #TATAIPL 2023 pic.twitter.com/hTOJidtTnR
— Kolkata Knight Riders (@KKRiders) April 10, 2023
KKR chased down the target of 205 against GT to register their second win in the current season.
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