"Oo Hero": Rinku Singh's Maldives Vacation Pic Gets Shoutout From Shubman Gill's Sister

06.06.2023 - 20:30 sports.ndtv.com

Kolkata Knight Riders batter recently grabbed a lot of attention after he uploaded a picture from his Maldives vacation on his Instagram, where he was seen flaunting his six-pack abs.

Rinku, who had a blistering outing with the bat in IPL 2023, made the fans go crazy with his never seen before avatar. The 25-year-old batter's stunning post went viral on the social media platform in no time and now after few days, it is back in the limelight but for a completely different reason.

Taking to Instagram, Rinku had shared a series of pictures where he was seen flaunting his six-pack abs while being half-immersed in a stunning blue ocean. "Caution: Addictive content ahead," the caption of the post read.

A post shared by Rinku (@rinkukumar12) Now, Rinku's former KKR teammate and young India opener Shubman Gill's sister Shahneel has commented on the pic. "Oo heroo," she wrote.

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Rinku Singh enjoyed a breakthrough season in the Indian Premier League (IPL) earlier this year. He smashed four half-centuries and took Kolkata Knight Riders across the line on numerous occasions. However, KKR failed to make it to the Playoffs as they could get only six victories out of 14 matches and finished in the seventh spot on the points table. The biggest highlight of the season was when Rinku smashed five back-to-back sixes off Yash Dayal's delivery and took KKR to victory in a last-ball thriller against Gujarat Titans.

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