The compassion of star batsman
Rinku Singh
was once again lauded by his fans when the Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) hard-hitter checked on a young boy who got hit by a shot during a KKR net session.
"Chhotu, zyada tez to nahi lagi? Kahan lagi? (hope you didn't get hit badly, where did you get hit)" Rinku asked the young boy on the sidelines of the practice session and then looked at his head where he got hit by the ball.
"Sorry yaar," Rinku said to the young boy before telling about the incident to the KKR assistant coach,
Abhishek Nayar
, who presented his floppy hat to the youngster. It's unclear if it was Rinku's shot that hit the boy.
"Aur kuchh chahiye, chhotu? (you need something else)" Rinku asked.
"Sign (autograph)," replied the young boy, and both Rinku and Nayar then gave their autograph on the hat.
The post was rightly captioned "All heart, Rinku bhaiya" by KKR.
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In another viral video a few days ago, Rinku was seen flanked by his fans, including kids, queueing up for pictures and autograph, with a few of them asking the new batting sensation to sign on their neck and forehead.
Rinku first grabbed eyeballs when he hit Gujarat Titans' bowler Yash Daval for five sixes in an over, and his consistency in playing match-winning knocks for KKR earned him a place in the Indian squad.
In his nascent international career, the 26-year-old Rinku has played played 15 T20Is and two ODIs so far, scoring 356 and 55 runs, respectively. As far his IPL career is concerned, Rinku has played 31 matches and scored 725 runs at a strike rate of 142.16 and scored four half-centuries.
BCCI has so far announced schedule for the first 21 matches of
IPL 2024
. The rest of the schedule will be decided based on the dates of general elections in the country.
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