“In 43 Years…”: Praising Rinku Singh, KKR Coach Chandrakant Pandit Attracts Parallels With Ravi Shastri, Javed Miandad | Cricket Information

With 7-down Kolkata Knight Riders needing 29 runs off the final over, it was unlikely for many to hope that the facet would give a battle to their opponents Gujarat Titans. Whereas Rashid Khan’s magical hat-trick had nearly sealed the sport for the Hardik Pandya-led GT, profitable appeared to be only a formality for the facet. Yash Dayal was handed the ball within the ultimate over and the primary supply went for a single. With 28 wanted off 5 balls, GT would have thought that the sport was of their pocket, nonetheless, KKR’s Rinku Singh had another thought. Rinku hit 5 consecutive sixes and sealed a virtually unimaginable victory for Nitish Rana and firm.

Because the knock, the cricket world remains to be taking its time to consider that it has occurred for actual. Whereas praises are coming in for Rinku for his masterclass, the one from his coach at KKR, Chandrakant Pandit stands aside.

Pandit put Rinku’s knock parallel to Ravi Shastri‘s 6 sixes — the previous participant hit in Ranji Trophy — and the trophy-winning last-ball six of Javed Miandad — the ex-Pakistan star hit in opposition to India within the ultimate of the Austral-Asia Cup.

“In 43 years of my cricket profession, being coach, taking part in cricket, top quality cricket and worldwide, I’ve beforehand seen two innings. One is Ravi Shastri scoring six sixes within the Ranji Trophy, and second was final ball sixes by Javed Miandad in Dubai (Sharjah) and after that I am seeing you (Rinku),” mentioned Pandit to Rinku in entrance of teammates within the dressing room after the sport.

How a profitable dressing room appears like! #GTvKKR | #AmiKKR | #TATAIPL 2023 pic.twitter.com/hTOJidtTnR

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 10, 2023

KKR chased down the goal of 205 runs in opposition to GT to register their second win within the ongoing season.