IPL 2023: Who Is Rinku Singh? KKR Star Who Hit 5 Back-To-Back Sixes In Last Over Vs Gujarat Titans

Kolkata Knight Riders star batter Rinku Singh hit five back-to-back sixes in the final over to power his side to a memorable three-wicket win against 'Hardik Pandya-less' Gujarat Titans.

Kolkata Knight Riders star batter Rinku Singh hit five back-to-back sixes in the final over to power his side to a memorable three-wicket win against 'Hardik Pandya-less' Gujarat Titans.

Kolkata Knight Riders required 29 runs off last six balls when Rinku Singh hit five sixes in a row, remaining not out on 21-balls 48 to seal a magical win for his team.

Aligarh-born Rinku Singh, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, was acquired by Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 80 lakh in 2018 auction. The franchise retained him for INR 55 Lakh ahead of this year's IPL.

During the off season, Rinku trained with KKR assistant coach Abhishek Nayar and results were pretty visible when he represented Uttar Pradesh in the 2018-19 season of the Ranji Trophy.

Rinku Singh (953 runs in 10 innings) ended the tournament being the third highest run getter, scoring 4 tons.

In the year 2017, Rinku Singh played for Punjab Kings, back then known as Kings XI Punjab squad.

BCCI suspended Rinku Singh for three months for taking part in Abu Dhabi's Ramadan T20 tournament, without taking permission from the apex board.

So far, Rinku Singh has scored 6,016 runs across 40 First Class, 50 List-A and 78 T20 matches (eight tons and 41 fifties) in his cricket career.