'Rinku Singh Will Be India's Next MS Dhoni..'- Abhishek Nayar

Southpaw Rinku Singh yet again showcased his finishing skills as he played an unbeaten knock 22 off 14 balls helping India to win the first T20I in Visakhapatnam. Rinku finished the match with a six much like MS Dhoni in his prime to take India to victory.

Rinki kept a cool head to finish the game off despite two run-outs in the final over of the match with India requiring seven to win off the final over. Rinku started the over with a four-over backward point. Team India lost three wickets in the next three balls including two run-outs. Axar Patel was dismissed trying to hit the ball. Ravi Bishnoi and Arshdeep Singh were run out of back-to-back deliveries. Rinku Singh then smacked a six to win the match with India needing one run to win the match.

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Former Indian cricketer Abhishek Nayar who was a part of the commentary team for Sports 18 for the series, spoke about Rinku’s ability to finish an innings and spoke about how he has matured as a player despite not playing international cricket so much.

“It takes a lot of character. We speak about someone, who has done it in the IPL and domestic cricket. Just to see Rinku hold his nerve and to have the have the composure shows that he has grown leaps and bounds,” Nayar was quoted as saying on Jio Cinema.

“It’s the third time he has done this for India, the third time India needed him to do something special and he turned up. He hasn’t played international cricket for 5-7 years, but has the maturity and skill of someone who has played that long,” he added.

Rinku Singh Is Calm And Composed While Finishing Games For India: Abhishek Nayar

Nayar further added that India have found a new finisher in Rinku after the likes of MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya. He also spoke about how the southpaw is slowly mastering the art of finishing an innings much like the former Indian skipper.

“It tells you that he has mastered the art of finishing an innings. It’s not easy and it’s been a while that Hardik and MS Dhoni did that for us, but post that, there’s no one, who has played the finisher’s role so well. It’s not just the runs he gets, but the way he gets them. There is a certain calm and composure about the way he’s playing his cricket,” Nayar added.

With the first T20I win, India are leading 1-0 in the series with the second T20I to be played at the t the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, November 26.

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