Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Rinku Singh made his entry into the Mumbai Indians (MI) dressing room with a particular request after the IPL 2025 match between the 2 sides. The batter wished to borrow Rohit Sharma’s bat earlier than being confronted by Mumbai cricketers Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya.
Rinku Singh, who is thought for his lovable character, made headlines when he approached Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) Virat Kohli to ask for a bat final season. Notably, Kohli had already gifted Rinku a bat a month earlier than IPL 2024. Kohli initially playfully scolded him however later gave him one other bat.
Watch: Rinku Singh Visits MI Dressing Room to Request Rohit Sharma’s Bat
Mumbai Indians shared a video capturing Rinku Singh’s go to to their dressing room after KKR’s loss. Within the video, Tilak Varma identified that Rinku already has high quality bats however was nonetheless after Rohit Sharma’s bat. MI captain Hardik Pandya then jokingly confronted Rinku, prompting him to clarify his go to.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who represents Mumbai in home cricket and KKR within the IPL, was additionally seen holding what gave the impression to be one in every of Rohit’s bats. Rohit handed bats to each Angkrish and Rinku and fulfilled their request.
Watch the video beneath shared by Mumbai Indians on X (previously often called Twitter).
Rinku se 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙙𝙝𝙖𝙖𝙣 𝙧𝙖𝙝𝙚, 𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙧𝙖𝙝𝙚 🤣💙#MumbaiIndians #PlayLikeMumbai pic.twitter.com/2NPuXCzURY
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 2, 2025
Rinku Singh Struggles for Type in IPL 2025 Season
Rinku Singh has struggled to search out type in IPL 2025. The left-handed batter has scored simply 29 runs in two innings at a mean of 14.50 and a strike fee of 120.83. He managed solely 17 runs earlier than falling to younger pacer Ashwani Kumar whereas trying an aggressive shot within the match in opposition to Mumbai.
The Knight Riders have had a shaky begin to their title protection. The Ajinkya Rahane-led crew has secured only one win of their first three matches. Rinku had two possibilities to stabilize the batting lineup however failed on each events. The center-order batter shall be essential for his crew to bounce again within the season.
Mumbai Indians Register Their First Win of IPL 2025 Season
Mumbai Indians secured their first win of IPL 2025 with an eight-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium on Monday.
Younger pacer Ashwani Kumar stole the present on debut. He dismantled KKR’s batting lineup with a formidable 4/24 because the guests have been bowled out for simply 116 in 16.2 overs.
In response, Ryan Rickelton scored an excellent unbeaten half-century. He capitalized on the improved batting circumstances and reached his maiden IPL fifty in 33 balls. Rickelton scored an unbeaten 62 runs off 41 deliveries with the assistance of 4 fours and 5 sixes.
He shared key partnerships with Rohit Sharma (13) and Will Jacks (16). Suryakumar Yadav (27 off 9 balls) completed the chase in model with the successful six as Mumbai Indians comfortably reached 121/2 in 12.5 overs.
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