Jamaican all-rounder Andre Russell heaped praise on Rinku Singh’s “fearlessness” saying the underrated batter was fast becoming Kolkata Knight Riders’ game-changer.
Russell himself made a great return to form with a whirlwind 42 (off 23 balls) setting the stage for KKR’s five-wicket win against Punjab Kings on Monday night at the Eden Gardens. But it was Rinku who realised the victory with a last-ball boundary.
This happened after Russell was run out off the penultimate ball of the innings leaving Rinku with the task of scoring the winning runs off the last ball of the innings.