'My Life Changed After Those Five Sixes': Rinku Singh After Maiden India Call-up

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Rinku Singh made the cut for Asian Games, which is scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China.

Young batting sensation Rinku Singh opened up on getting his maiden India call-up for the upcoming Asian Games in China. Rinku had a sensational Indian Premier League this year as he grabbed the limelight after smashing five back-to-back sixes in the final over to help Kolkata Knight Riders beat Gujarat Titans.

Rinku smashed 474 runs in 14 games in IPL 2023 at a strike rate of 149.52, including four half-centuries. He also did well in domestic cricket in the last couple of years to make a name for himself. Rinku wasn’t picked in the Indian squad from the T20s series in the Caribbean. However, the left-handed batter later made the cut for Asian Games, which is scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China.

The 25-year-old-year also revealed how life has changed for him after he smacked five sixes in an over of Gujarat Titans pacer Yash Dayal.

“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,” he said in a video posted by BCCI.

️Revisiting his iconic 5⃣ sixes off 5⃣ ballsThe joy of Asian Games call-upFeeling of being called ‘Lord’
WATCH @rinkusingh235 talk about it all – By @jigsactin | #Deodhartrophy https://t.co/Tx8P37sqqC pic.twitter.com/qU8dyitoTI
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) July 30, 2023

The southpaw also talked about the nickname Lord which the fans started calling him after his blistering show in IPL.

“It was a special innings since that knock everyone started to call me lord,” he added.

Talking about his maiden India call-up, Rinku said that his family and friend were very happy after he got selected for Asian Games and said they all danced after the news broke out.

“My family were very happy as they would say, “Play for India, we want to watch you.” Everything was good and everyone danced when I got selected,” he further added.

India Squad for Asian Games

Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Shivam Dube, Prabhsimran Singh (wicket-keeper)

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