Rinku Singh vows to win T20 World Cup after IPL triumph with KKR: ‘You guys wait and watch’

Kolkata Knight Riders pinch hitter Rinku Singh, not shying away from his emotions after winning IPL 2024, proclaimed that his summer of silverware is far from over and that he will also be lifting the T20 world title in a month’s time.

“I am headed to Noida first, and then, I will be going to the United States of America. You guys watch, I will also be lifting the World Cup,” an ecstatic Rinku told JioCinema after the IPL final on Sunday.

Rinku is among the travelling reserves for India’s T20 World Cup squad and was the only player from the contingent to feature in the summit clash of the recently concluded IPL season.

India kickstart their T20 World Cup campaign against Ireland on June 5 in New York. Ahead of the tournament though, the Rohit Sharma-led side will face Bangladesh in their sole warm-up match on June 1.

Having found his way into the Indian T20I team last year on the back of a 474-run strong season with KKR last year, Rinku only struck 168 runs from the 11 innings he batted this season. A season that was headlined by the KKR top order.

On winning his first IPL title, Rinku said, “My dream of seven years is complete. Finally I will lift the trophy. I am proud of my whole team and GG sir. It was God’s plan.”

The 26-year-old emphasized on the fact that it was a complete team effort that led to KKR lifting their third IPL title.

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“You can’t credit just one person because everyone has worked hard. Since GG (Gautam Gambhir) sir came, a lot of things have changed. Sending Sunil early, he batted so well,” he said.

“The batters played well, and the bowling was great. Venky (Venkatesh Iyer) has been batting really well for the last five-six matches, so overall, everyone has done really well,” Rinku added.

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