Not Suryakumar Yadav! Rinku Singh Picks T20 World Cup Winner As His Favourite Captain

Star Indian batter Rinku Singh, who made his international debut for the Men in Blue under Jasprit Bumrah’s captaincy during a T20I match against Ireland in Dublin on August 18, 2023, has picked Rohit Sharma as his favourite captain. Rinku has played three T20Is for India under Rohit’s leadership, and during the last match, which was against Afghanistan in Bengaluru on January 17, 2024, he was involved in a 190-run stand with him as well.

“Rohit bhaiya pasand hai kaptaani mei (I like Rohit Sharma’s captaincy). Aur Virat bhaiya kyuki aggression bahut jaruri hota hai kaptaani mein, team ko lekar chalna, toh unki kaptaani bhi kafi achi thi (Virat Kohli because aggression is very important in captaincy, so his leadership was also very good),” Rinku said on News 24.

He also picked the T20 World Cup 2024 winning captain as his favourite batter, along with Virat, Suresh Raina, and Suryakumar Yadav.

“Raina bhi 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 (I like Raina, and Rohit is everyone’s favourite because he has so much time to play, Virat, and Surya. He is different, and the kind of shots he plays, no one else can).”

He was also asked to pick his favourite bowler, and he mentioned Bumrah’s name.

“Favourite bowler, hamare toh wahi hai Bumrah bhai. Sabke favourite, hamare bhi favourite.”

Rinku became a household name in India after he hammered five sixes in a row to win an IPL 2023 match for the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Gujarat Titans. The 26-year-old picked that match as his favourite cricket memory and said his life changed after that game.

“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 (I only have one memory, and that is of those five sixes. That incident changed my entire life, so that is why it is my favourite memory).

Rinku also revealed that he had no idea how many runs were required to win at that time when he stunned everyone by smashing Yash Dayal for five sixes in a row and instead was not worried about not being able to hit the shots properly.