IPL 2022: Brendon McCullum lauds Rinku Singh, says KKR will 'invest' in him

Rinku Singh on Wednesday nearly pulled off victory for Kolkata Knight Riders with his 15-ball 40 in an IPL thriller, leaving coach Brendon McCullum impressed with his fighting ability. Rinku, a left-handed batsman, smashed a four and two sixes off Lucknow Super Giants fast bowler Marcus Stoinis in Kolkata's attempt to chase down 210 in Mumbai. But he fell to a stunning one-handed catch by Evin Lewis on the penultimate ball as Kolkata crashed out of the tournament in their final league match of this season.

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Lucknow Super Giants pulled off a sensational two-run victory and eliminated Kolkata Knight Riders from the Indian Premier League on Wednesday. Kolkata were in sight to chase down their highest ever score in the IPL before getting restricted at 208-8 with Marcus Stoinis picking up two wickets off

McCullum, a former New Zealand skipper who is set to join England as coach ahead of a three-Test series against the Kiwis in June, wished Rinku and Kolkata best for their future in the Twenty20 tournament. "Rinku is a player who KKR will invest in, no doubt, over the next few years and will see him really progress and maybe even challenge for higher honours in time," McCullum told reporters after Kolkata's two-run loss. "Not too many people are able to bat in the middle order and be able to try and pull games out of the fire like he has done for us on a couple of occasions." He added: "I am heading in a different direction with the challenge of being able to coach England in front of me. But I will be following all of the KKR boys and particularly Rinku as well. Really wish him all the best."

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