Mumbai, Aug 22 (PTI) Having closely tracked the journey of a ‘shy’ young boy with ‘low self confidence’ evolve into a promising player for India, Abhishek Nayar describes Rinku Singh’s story as one of hard work and perserverance.
The 25-year-old shot himself into national reckoning ever since he smacked five consecutive sixes to power Kolkata Knight Riders to a shocking win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL this year.
On Sunday, he showed he can replicate that at the highest level with a 21-ball 38 against Ireland on his India debut. “I have seen Rinku evolve as an individual. The first time I saw him in the KKR set up, and spent time with him when he came to Mumbai, he was very shy and a guy with very low self belief,” KKR assistant coach Nayar recalled on Tuesday.
“Overall, Rinku Singh has been a tremendous story — a rags to riches sort of story — but with a lot of hard work and perseverance,” he replied to a
Source: PTI News
