Asian Games 2023: 'My Life Changed After Those Five Sixes' - Rinku Singh Reflects On His Selection For The Indian Team

Young Indian batter Rinku Singh admitted that his life changed after hitting five sixes on the last five balls in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Rinku Singh revealed that his family was thrilled when he was selected for India for the first time to play in the Asian Games 2023 in China in September.

Rinku Singh smashed five sixes off Yash Dayal when the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) needed 28 runs off the last five balls of the match. The left-handed batter was the ninth leading run-getter in the IPL 2023, amassing 474 runs in 14 matches with an impressive average of 59.25 and a strike rate of 149.53.

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It Feels Quite Good – Rinku Singh

Rinku Singh opened up about his selection in the India squad for the upcoming edition of the Asian Games, which will take place in Hangzhou, China, in September 2023.

“My life changed after those five sixes. People knew me but not that much. But after those five sixes, now a lot of people know. It feels quite good,” Rinku said.

“My family were very happy as they would say, “Play for India, we want to watch you.” Everything is good and everyone danced when I got selected. It was a special innings and people began to talk about me,” he added.

Rinku Singh was not included in the India squad for the five-match T20 series against the West Indies despite his success in the IPL. However, the selectors picked him in the second-string side without senior players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

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India named squads for both the men’s and women’s cricket teams to compete in the Asian Games. Although cricket has been featured in the Asian Games twice before, India has never participated. Bangladesh won the first edition, and Sri Lanka is the defending champion.

India’s squad for Asia Games 2023: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Shivam Dube, and Prabhsimran Singh (wk)

Standby players: Yash Thakur, Sai Kishore, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Sai Sudarsan

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