“You guys watch, I will also be lifting the World Cup,” an ecstatic Rinku Singh mentioned after clinching the IPL with Kolkata Knight Riders right here, wanting ahead to the T20 showpiece within the Americas the place he can be among the many reserves for Team India.
Kolkata Knight Riders gained their third IPL title by trouncing former champions Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets within the remaining right here on Sunday night time. The workforce’s batting order, each prime and center, was in type all through the occasion, together with Rinku. Although the 26-year-old batted in solely 11 innings, he was efficient with 168 runs at a strike fee of 148.67.
“I am headed to Noida first, and then, I will be going to the United States of America. You guys watch, I will also be lifting the World Cup,” Rinku informed ‘Jio Cinema’. Rinku’s omission from India’s World Cup squad was a speaking level after its announcement final month. He is among the many 4 reserves, together with star batter Shubman Gill.
Talking about KKR’s efficiency this season, Rinku credited the whole unit and in addition lauded workforce mentor Gautam Gambhir, who returned to the facet after seven years. (How Much Did KKR, SRH, RR And RCB Earn From IPL 2024?)
“You can’t credit just one person because everyone has worked hard. Since GG (Gautam Gambhir) sir came, a lot of things have changed. Sending Sunil early, he batted so well,” Rinku mentioned.
“The batters played well, and the bowling was great. Venky (Venkatesh Iyer) has been batting really well for the last five-six matches, so overall, everyone has done really well,” he added.
Pant shares father’s dream and costly bat
Speaking to the identical channel’s newly-launched present ‘Dhawan Karenge’ with Shikhar Dhawan, Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant recounted how his cricket-loving father gifted him an costly bat, leaving his mom furious.
Pant returned to skilled cricket in the course of the just-concluded Indian Premier League. He was out of motion since December 2022 after struggling a horrific automobile accident on the Delhi-Dehradun freeway. (Gautam Gambhir To Become Team India’s Next Head Coach? Chat With Jay Shah Sparks Speculation After IPL 2024)
“It was my father’s dream to become a cricketer, and I am glad I could fulfil it. I decided I wanted to be a cricketer when I was in the 5th grade. My dad gifted me a bat worth Rs 14,000, and my mom got super angry,” he mentioned. Pant had an awesome season in IPL 2024 with Delhi Capitals, ending because the facet’s highest run-scorer with 446 runs in 13 video games at a strike fee of 155.40, together with three half-centuries. However, he may solely lead the workforce to a sixth-place end.
