"Keep Investing In Rinku Singh" - Aakash Chopra Backs Youngster To Play T20 World Cup 2024
Published - 13 Dec 2023, 01:07 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:23 AM
Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra lauded young batter Rinku Singh for his impressive half-century in the second T20I against South Africa. Chopra expressed that Rinku Singh should be a part of India’s T20 World Cup squad next year in the West Indies and the USA.
Rinku Singh scored an unbeaten 68 off 39 deliveries in a rain-truncated game in Gqeberha on Tuesday, December 12. The left-handed batter showcased his batting skills with nine fours and two sixes in the match. The Men in Blue posted a total of 180/7 in 19.3 overs.
Stay With Rinku Singh For The World Cup – Aakash Chopra
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra emphasized the importance of investing in Rinku Singh, highlighting his ability to rescue the team from challenging situations.
“Keep investing in Rinku Singh. He is now a part of the ODI squad as well. Whoever comes or goes, please stay with Rinku for the World Cup. Take him carefully along with you because he has scored runs whenever and wherever he has played,” Chopra said.
“Rinku Singh deserves praise. He struck his first T20I half-century. India were once again struggling slightly when he came to bat. To be fair, it has happened twice or thrice in the last series that he got to bat around the eighth to eleventh overs, and it happened this time as well,” he added.
Rinku Singh Plays Cricket Intelligently – Aakash Chopra
The cricketer-turned-commentator highlighted Rinku’s effective strategy of hitting boundaries behind the wickets, emphasizing his intelligent shot selection by utilizing the gaps.
“The way he played, he hit seven fours behind the wickets, behind point and square leg. He stays very stable and expects the bowler to err in line, that he would play behind point if he gets the ball outside off-stump and try to turn his body and hit a four to fine leg if the ball is directed at his body,” Chopra further stated.
“The third man and fine leg are both kept inside these days, or else at least one of them is inside, and that is a possible shot to get a four. So he plays cricket intelligently,” he concluded.
