After Virat Kohli, Rinku Singh Approaches Rohit Sharma For His Bat. Here's What Happened Next
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Rinku Singh made a desperate attempt to get his hands on one of Rohit Sharma's bats. However, Rinku found no look as fellow KKR teammate Angkrish Raghuvanshi was the lucky recepient this time. After the match between KKR and Mumbai Indians (MI), Rinku was spooted inside the home team's dressing room at the Wankhede Stadium. In a video posted by MI, Rinku was seen standing next to Rohit, who was checking the bats in his kit bag.
However, Rinku was teased by MI batter Tilak Varma for asking Rohit for a bat. "Dekho, khud ke naam pe itna acha bats aaya hai fir bhi bat maang raha hai (Rohit) bhaiya se," Tilak can be seen as saying in the video.
Even MI captain Hardik Pandya joined the banter, sparking laughing riot inside the dressing room. "Rinku se savdhaan rahe, satark rahe," MI captioned the video.
At the end of the video, Raghuvanshi had a big smile on his face after receiving a bat from India captain Rohit.
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Meanwhile, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane acknowledged the discussions about sending Rinku up the order but explained that match situations often dictate such decisions.
"Yes, I mean, Rinku has been batting really well--for KKR and also for the Indian team, especially in this shorter format. He has been doing really well," Rahane said.
"The talks about promoting him up the order are happening, but sometimes you have to play according to the situation and decide who is better suited at that moment," he added.
However, Rahane assured that fans could expect to see Rinku getting more opportunities up the order in the coming matches.
"As I mentioned, Rinku has been batting really well, and you will see him bat higher up the