Indian cricketer Rinku Singh, who first played for the national team in a T20 game against Ireland on August 18, 2023, under captain Jasprit Bumrah, admires Rohit Sharma as his favorite captain. Rinku has participated in three T20 matches for India while Rohit was leading the team. In their most recent game against Afghanistan in Bengaluru on January 17, 2024, Rinku and Rohit shared a partnership of 190 runs together.
“Rohit bhaiya pasand hai kaptaani mei Aur Virat bhaiya kyuki aggression bahut jaruri hota hai kaptaani mein, team ko lekar chalna, toh unki kaptaani bhi kafi achi thi ” Rinku said on News 24.
He also chose the captain of the winning team in the T20 World Cup 2024 as one of his favorite batters, along with Virat, Suresh Raina, and Suryakumar Yadav.
“Raina Bhai aur sabke he favourite hai Rohit bhaiya, unke paas itna time hai khlene hai, Virat bhaiya, Surya bhai. Alag hai vo ekdum, vo aise shot maarte hai ki koi maar he nahi sakta”
He was also asked to choose his favorite bowler, and he named Bumrah.
“Favourite bowler, hamare toh wahi hai Bumrah bhai. Sabke favourite, hamare bhi favourite.”
Rinku gained widespread fame in India when he hit five sixes in a row to secure a victory for the Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL 2023 match against the Gujarat Titans. The 26-year-old selected that game as his favorite cricket moment and mentioned that his life transformed after that match.
“Memory toh ek he hai 5 chakko wali. Us cheej se he meri sari life change ho gayi, toh vo best memory hai meri life ki, Concluded Rinku.
Rinku shared that he didn’t know how many runs were needed to win when he surprised everyone by hitting Yash Dayal for five sixes in a row. He wasn’t concerned about his ability to hit the shots correctly.
