Virat Kohli was in exemplary form in his team’s fixture against the Delhi Capitals as he fired home a 34-ball-50 and then followed it up with three exquisite catches to leave Delhi Capitals reeling in pain at ground zero of despair as they slumped to their fifth straight defeat of the tournament.
With all said and done, before the match between RCB and the Capitals, the former Indian captain had a very special praise for one of the rising stars in the Indian cricketing echelons and the man frequently talked about at the moment, Rinku Singh. He smashed Yash Dayal for five sixes in the final overs to help KKR register a remarkable win.
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He was even hot on the heels of another humdinger turnaround against the Sunrisers Hyderabad as he smashed another half-century in IPL 2023. Still, in the end, he had to return empty-handed as there was nothing extraordinary for the southpaw to take home after a failed attempt in that final over and also lack support from the other end once Nitish Rana was back to the pavilion.
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However, if there was another man who pulled off exactly identical figures like that of Rinku Singh, 48 off 18, it was Virat Kohli as he pulled off the feat against Pakistan at Melbourne in the opening fixture of the T20 World Cup. Quite obviously, Virat Kohli was asked about the comparison that was being made of late. In one of the finest answers and what would actually be a huge metaphorical praise for the youngster, Virat said, Rinku’s feat is his alone and even the iconic Indian batter won’t be able to match it.
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Talking to Robin Uthappa on Jio Cinema, Virat said, “What the youngsters are doing today is amazing to see. Look at this IPL, I couldn’t even think of doing stuff that these young guys are doing. Just the other night, Rinku Singh hit 5 Sixes in the last 5 balls which is amazing & never happened something like that. Coming in and hitting five sixes in a row to win a match, I mean what level is this? So that transition is happening is great. It is great to see such youngsters coming up.”
