Former West Indies batsman Chris Gayle believes Kolkata Knight Riders sensational player Rinku Singh, who had a spectacular IPL 2023 season, will get a massive raise in his salary next year. Lucknow took the bat first and scored 176 runs, with Nicolas Pooran’s (30b, 4×4, 5×6) 58 runs being the highlight of the innings. Kolkata’s innings showed hunger to win their final game at home, but they fell short by one run, scoring 175 runs, with Rinku Singh nearly achieving a final comeback win. He scored 67 runs in 33 deliveries (6×4, 4×6).
Lucknow will now face Mumbai Indians in their Eliminator as MI Sunrisers beat Hyderabad by eight wickets and Royal Challengers Bangalore lost to Gujarat Titans by six wickets.
Although KKR lost the match and has had a disappointing season, Rinku Singh’s emergence has been great to watch for the team’s fans. Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle said on JioCinema that Singh will get a huge spike in his IPL salary in 2024: “Rinku Singh has done this for KKR a few times before. paycheck a little bit higher because he’s been the best player with the bat for KKR.'”
It looked like the Super Giants would fail to put up a skillful total with the bat until Nicolas Pooran got to the crease and gave Lucknow’s batting the boost it desperately needed.
Former Indian cricketer Pragyan Ojha spoke about Pooran’s post-match innings on JioCinema: “It was very important. In the position he came in to bat, the situation and the number he came out on, it’s not easy. If the team needed him , he put together half a century for the team and gave them a respectable score, a total they can fight with. We know what kind of batsman Nicolas Pooran can do and that’s what he did, when the team needed him the most. “
Former India pacer Zaheer Khan has also been surprised by the emergence of Rinku Singh this season, surpassing KKR legend Andre Russell in the pecking order.
“If you had to look at one bright spot for KKR this season, it was Rinku Singh. He was between LSG and the playoffs and played with a lot of confidence. He has carried himself and the team that way all season. If you look this season” I have an experienced finisher like Russell, and yet he’s not being talked about this season when you talk about KKR. If Rinku Singh has managed to push back such a name, it just proves how good his season has been throughout him,” Zaheer said on JioCinema.
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