Rinku Singh Equaled MS Dhoni Record: Team India’s ace batsman Rinku Singh has emerged as a match finisher for India in T20 Internationals in his short international career. He has shown his excellent finishing skills in many matches and we saw something similar in the first T20 International between India and New Zealand played in Nagpur. Rinku played a quick inning of 44 runs in just 20 balls and took Team India to a big total of 238 runs and due to this India won by 48 runs. He scored a total of 21 runs by hitting two fours and two sixes in the 20th over. With this, a record of MS Dhoni was also equaled. In fact, Rinku has now jointly become the second batsman for India to hit the most number of sixes in the 20th over.

Rinku Singh equaled MS Dhoni

Rinku Singh hit three sixes in his stormy innings of 44 not out against New Zealand in Nagpur. In this, two sixes came in the 20th over of the innings. With this, Rinku Singh got a total of 12 sixes in the 20th over of T20 International. He has equaled the record of MS Dhoni. Former Indian captain Dhoni has also hit a total of 12 sixes in the last over of the innings in his T20 International career. In this matter Rinku Singh has left captain Suryakumar Yadav behind. Suryakumar Yadav has 11 sixes in his name. Whereas star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is on top in this list, who has hit a total of 15 sixes in the 20th over so far.

What did Rinku Singh say about his batting?

Regarding his brilliant innings, Rinku Singh said, ‘There was pressure on me because I was going in and out of the team. So the plan was that we would take singles and then play big shots. Along with this, I had to survive till the end and I did the same.

Rinku further told that Gautam Gambhir sir told me to maintain the intention. We want to take this confidence and momentum forward into the World Cup and win it.

Regarding the brilliant partnership of 29 runs in 13 balls with Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh said, ‘I was batting with Arshdeep and the plan was to hit boundaries when the balls were in our range. I just told him to stay calm and give me the strike by taking a single.