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Rinku Singh – “I follow him and try to copy him”: Batter for Team India Rinku Singh disclosed that former Men in Blue player Suresh Raina is his hero and source of motivation. He went on to say that he looks to Raina for guidance and strives to emulate and follow him.

The 26-year-old Rinku gained notoriety in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season for his performances as a finisher for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

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With four half-centuries and an average of 59.25 and a strike rate of 149.53, the left-hander amassed 474 runs in 14 matches. He was selected for the Indian T20I team after turning up strong performances in the 2023 Indian Premier League.

“I am a huge fan of Suresh Raina bhaiya. I follow him and try to copy him. He has played a big role in my life and career,” Rinku said.

“He helped me with the bat, pads and everything I needed while playing cricket. He has sent almost everything without asking or saying anything. Whenever I am in doubt, I call Raina bhaiya. He is more than a big brother to me.

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“He has taught me how to handle pressure. He says time le, 4-5 ball le, settle ho, fir apne haath khol (Take 4-5 balls to settle down and then shift to top gear). Those tips and learnings helped me a lot during IPL and now for India too,” Rinku added.

“It took a while to sink in. Yes, those five sixes changed my life. That match and those five sixes have played a big role in my career. It is not easy to hit five sixes in an over. It is very rare. It was special because my team was chasing and I was the last hope for a win,” he commented.

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In the match played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, KKR needed 29 runs off the last over. Rinku slammed five consecutive sixes to lift Kolkata to a famous win.

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Rohit Sharma Angry on Harshit Rana “Dimagh Kidhar hai Tera”: Watch Video

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Rohit Sharma Angry on Harshit Rana “Dimagh Kidhar hai Tera”: Young bowler Harshit Rana was reprimanded by India captain Rohit Sharma for his needles behavior during the current second ODI match against England in Cuttack.

The incident occurred after Harshit’s errant throw lost the team four more runs on the last delivery of the 32-over.

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Jos Buttler, the captain of England, was far inside Harshit’s crease, so it was a difficult throw.

Harshit’s throw ultimately struck the boundary rope in addition to missing the stumps and wicketkeeper KL Rahul.

Rohit became enraged with the child as a consequence, and the Indian skipper was observed gesturing enthusiastically.

“Dimaag kidhar hai tera? (Where is your brain?)” Rohit slammed at Harshit. On social media, a video of the identical occurrence has gone viral.

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Former England spinner Graeme Swann, who was on commentary, shared his views on the incident, saying that the aggression got the better of Rana.

“If there is one way to upset your captain? This is it. Just stay calm. I told you earlier about the bit of aggression about him. He is good old-fashioned fast bowler, unfortunately, the aggression got the better of him, four overthrows of his own bowling,” Swann was heard as saying on-air.

Meanwhile, former India head coach Ravi Shastri suggested: “I could see the captain livid. It’s little things like this which releases the pressure.”

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In the meanwhile, England chose to bat in the second ODI at Cuttack and scored 304. England reached the 300-run milestone thanks to a late drive from Liam Livingstone and half-centuries from Ben Duckett and Joe Root.

Root (69, 72b, 6×4) top-scored for the visitors, but got great support from Duckett (65, 56b, 10×4) and skipper Jos Buttler (34, 35b, 2×4), with whom he had a 51-run stand for the fourth wicket. In the latter part of England’s innings, Livingstone made a 32-ball 41 to give give them some late impetus.

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Rohit Sharma Should Retire : After Skipper’s 7-Ball 2 Against England

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Rohit Sharma Should Retire : Rohit Sharma facing lots of criticism after 2-runs against England. Ahead of Champions Trophy, The three One-Day internationals between England and India are being viewed as a practice run for the main event.

But in Thursday’s first ODI in Nagpur, Rohit Sharma was unable to make an impression. Only two runs were taken from seven balls by the skipper of India. The internet was harsh after Rohit’s most recent setback (he has been struggling with bad form for a while). Rohit should resign, according to some social media users.

Rohit Sharma is not Effective in powerplays, outside powerplays, in Tests, in ODIs, in India, Outside India pic.twitter.com/hPwrs1HsHs

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Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer’s mouthwatering fifties helped India to clinch a four-wicket triumph over England in the first ODI match of the series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday. With the magnificent win in Nagpur, the Men in Blue took a 1-0 lead over the Three Lions in the ODI series.

India needed to chase the 249-run target in the second inning. Yashasvi Jaiswal (15 runs from 22 balls, 3 fours) and captain Rohit Sharma (2 runs from 7 balls) opened for the Men in Blue but failed to make a mark as they could only cement a partnership of 19 runs.

Jofra Archer drew the first blood in the second inning as he removed Jaiswal in the 4.3 overs.

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Shubman Gill replaced Jaiswal on the crease and aimed to make a partnership with Rohit. However, the skipper failed to shine on the crease with the bat, he was dismissed in 5.2 overs by Saqib Mahmood.

Shreyas Iyer (59 runs from 36 balls, 9 fours and 2 sixes) came on the crease in place of Rohit Sharma and solidified a stupendous 94-run partnership with Gill, giving the Men in Blue a kickstart in the game.

Iyer played an attacking game on Thursday at a strike rate of 163.89. He completed his half-century in the 14th over in style by hitting a four.

However, Jacob Bethell removed the right-handed batsman in the 15.6 over, ending his knock.

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The hosts were unaffected by Iyer’s removal since Axar Patel (52 runs from 47 balls, 6 fours, and 1 six) solidified his 108-run partnership with Gill, the vice-captain.

In Nagpur, Gill played a magnificent knock, reaching his half-century in the 25th over.

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