Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) legends Andre Russell and Sunil Narine and the franchise’s up-and-coming ‘finisher’ Rinku Singh had a enjoyable six-hitting contest forward of their facet’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match in opposition to Delhi Capitals (DC) at Visakhapatnam.
DC and two-time champions KKR will lock horns of their IPL match at Visakhapatnam. Both groups are coming into the match after massive wins. While DC defeated Chennai Super Kings (RCB) in its earlier match by 20 runs, KKR handed Royal Challengers Bengaluru a loss by 21 runs.
In a video posted by IPL’s official X (previously Twitter) deal with, the fearsome batting trio was seen hitting huge sixes. (‘Helmet Pe Marne Vala Bowler:’ How Mayank Yadav Was Described In Delhi Circuit)
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Rinku believes that Andre ‘The Muscle’ takes the title of hitting the longest six. “They both (Russell and Narine) have a lot of power. Russell, the Muscle, hits such big sixes. Even Sunny (Sunil Narine) hits big sixes. You look at their arms and mine. I do not have that much power, I just time the ball.”
Russell and Narine are IPL legends, having received the IPL with KKR. In 114 matches, Russell has made 2,326 runs at a median of 29.82 and a strike fee of over 175. He has 11 fifties in his IPL profession, with one of the best rating of 88*. He has additionally taken 100 wickets.
Narine is primarily a bowler, having taken 165 wickets in 164 matches. However, he typically opens the batting as a hitter, scoring 1,095 runs at a median of 14.04, with a strike fee of over 160. He has 4 half-centuries and a greatest rating of 75. (‘Must Be A RCB Fan’, Girl Spotted Watching ‘Friends’ On Phone During RCB vs LSG Clash In IPL 2024, Internet Reacts)
Rinku, however, is a home cricket star from Uttar Pradesh, who shot to fame final 12 months by smashing Gujarat Titans’ Yash Dayal for 5 successive sixes within the remaining over to finish a tense 200-plus run chase.
The 2023 IPL season was a breakthrough one for him, scoring 474 runs in 14 matches at a median of 59.25 and a strike fee of virtually 150. He scored 4 half-centuries. In this season, he has performed two matches and managed scores of 23 and 5* thus far.
His IPL stats are: 753 runs in 33 matches at a median of 35.86 and a strike fee of 142.08, with 4 fifties. His greatest rating is 67*. He signed with KKR in 2018 after spending time on the sidelines with the Punjab Kings (PBKS) again in 2017.
Rinku has transformed his good IPL type into good outings for India, scoring 356 runs in 15 matches and 11 innings at a median of 89.00 and a strike fee of over 176, with two fifties. His greatest rating is 69*. He has additionally scored 55 runs in two ODIs for India. With robust first-class numbers for UP, 3,173 runs in 47 matches at a median of 54.70, with seven tons and 20 fifties, Rinku may very well be India’s subsequent massive all-format star after Virat and Rohit Sharma, alongside the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill.
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya, Sherfane Rutherford, Sakib Hussain, Srikar Bharat, Dushmantha Chameera, Allah Ghazanfar, Nitish Rana.
Delhi Capitals Squad: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Mitchell Marsh, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Abishek Porel, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Rasikh Dar Salam, Sumit Kumar, Kumar Kushagra, Praveen Dubey, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Ricky Bhui, Kuldeep Yadav, Jhye Richardson, Shai Hope, Lalit Yadav, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Swastik Chikara.
