‘Rinku has the talent to play for India’, Sarandeep Singh on KKR star

Not many people will easily forget Rinku Singh’s crazy finish against defending champions GT earlier in the season; with 28 required to win off the final 5 balls, Rinku smashed five-successive sixes in a miraculous win for the Knight Riders. The 25-year-old batter from Uttar Pradesh has scored 180 runs in six matches so far, smashing at a brilliant strike rate of 156.

IPL Commentator and Expert for JioCinema Sarandeep Singh told –

“See, he has to keep performing. He has played good for UP, he’s a very good cricketer. It’s not just about five sixes, he has to win more games. He has the talent to play for India. I’m his big fan, not because he hit those five sixes, but because I’ve been following him from domestic cricket and I’m very impressed with him.”

Following Rinku Singh’s explosive outings for KKR, many former cricketers have touted Rinku for a Team India call-up, but former BCCI selector Sarandeep Singh, in an interaction, insisted that Rinku needs to keep performing consistently in the IPL first.

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Sarandeep added – “If you play good across formats, you have the temperament of performing at the highest level. Look at Tilak Varma, for example. He scores runs in domestic cricket and brings the same form in IPL as well. He looks more mature than many players in the league. It almost seems he’s playing for 10 years.”

Sarandeep further said –

“Sai Sudharsan is handling the batting lineup for GT so well, despite so many India players in that lineup. When he arrives to bat, GT look more balanced. So, performances always come first. You have to keep doing the same things until you get that India call-up.”