Chris Gayle expects a bigger paycheque for KKR’s  best performer Rinku Singh in IPL 2024

Rinku Singh ended IPL 2023 with 474 runs to his name which he scored at an average of 59.25 and at a strike rate of 149.53.

Chris Gayle expects a bigger paycheque for KKR’s  best performer Rinku Singh in IPL 2024

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Rinku Singh has impressed everyone with his consistent performances in IPL 2023. Singh ended IPL 2023 with 474 runs to his name which he scored at an average of 59.25 and at a strike rate of 149.53. The UP cricketer won quite a few games for KKR with his finishing abilities. Rinku almost won the game against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) too.

The southpaw scored a 33-ball 67* and kept KKR alive in a tricky chase. Unfortunately for Rinku and KKR, Lucknow won by a solitary run. But that did not stop people from hailing Rinku who was extraordinary in a chase once again. The KKR batter got heaps of praise from all corners, including the Universe Boss Chris Gayle. 

The former West Indies cricketer looked mightily impressed by Rinku’s heroics in IPL 2023 as Gayle called for an increase in the paycheque for the KKR batter. Gayle reckoned that Singh must get a rise considering his performance in IPL 2023. 

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“Rinku Singh has done this in a few occasions for KKR before. I am sure next year, he’s going to get his paycheque a little higher because he’s been the best performer with the bat for KKR,” Gayle told JioCinema.

Zaheer Khan joins Gayle in praising Rinku

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Former India pacer Zaheer Khan also joined Chris Gayle in praising Rinku Singh. Khan said that Rinku was standing between a defeat for KKR and a win for LSG and was brimming with confidence throughout his knock. 

“If you had to look at a bright spot for KKR this season, it was Rinku Singh. He was standing between LSG and the playoffs and played with a lot of confidence. He’s carried himself and the team like that all season long. When you have an accomplished finisher like Russell, and yet he is not being discussed during this season when you speak of KKR,” said Zaheer Khan.

“If Rinku Singh has been able to move a name like that to the back, just goes to show how good his season has been for him.”

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