"Rinku Singh is a match-winner": South Africa legend AB de Villiers

South Africa legend AB De Villiers on Saturday said that Indias emerging star Rinku Singh is a matchwinner and his consistency is needed to win the gamesRinku has gathered a lot of acclaim for his role as a finisher in the Indian Premier League IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders KKR and IndiaAlso Read Shoaib Akhtar praises Indias star Virat Kohli at ILT20Talking about Rinku on his YouTube channel AB said Rinku is a fantastic player a matchwinner and it is good to see him become consistent as well You need to be a consistent player who is always trying to win games for your teamSo far Rinku Singh has featured in 15 T20I matches for India and has scored a solid 356 runs at an average of 8900 and a strike rate of over 176 He also has t20 halfcenturies registered to his name He has been making a name for himself as a finisher for Men in BlueIn the third and final T20I clash between India and Afghanistan the MA Chidambaram Stadium witnessed two super overs after the match ended in a tie AB also added that one cannot bat again if they are declared out in the first Super Over Later he also mentioned that Indian skpiier Rohit Sharma awho left the crease on the final ball of the first super over to bring Rinku in would claim that he was retired hurtDouble Super Over unbelievable smiles You cant bat again if you are declared out in the first super over I think maybe they will claim that he was retired hurt due to an injury and maybe it was a scoring mistake to show him out he saidAlso Read IPL 2024 Aakash Chopra expresses thoughts on Punjab Kings acquiring Harshal PatelComing to the match India opted to bat first and was reduced to 224 Following this Rohit 121 in 69 balls with 11 fours and eight sixes and Rinku 69 in 39 balls with two fours and six sixes took India to 2124 in 20 oversFareed Ahmed 320 was the best bowler for AfghanistanIn the run chase Gurbaz 50 in 32 balls with three fours and four sixes and Zadran 50 in 41 balls with four boundaries and a six gave Afghanistan a fine start with a 93run opening standThen Naib 55 in 23 balls with four boundaries and four sixes joined forces with Mohammed Nabi 34 in 16 balls with two fours and three sixes to help Afghanistan tie the matchWashington Sundar 318 was Indias top bowlerThe first Super Over ended in a tie with both sides scoring 16 runs each A notable moment in the game saw Rohit walking away retired hurt and having Rinku walk on the crease to be with Yashasvi Jaiswal at the final ball needing two runs Only one run could be madeIn the second super over Rohit hit a four and six but India lost both their wickets with a ball to go giving Afghanistan 12 runs to make But Ravi Bishnoi delivering this Super Over got Nabi and Gurbaz within the first three balls with just one run on the boardIndia won the match and series 30Rohit walked away with the Player of the Match award while Shivam Dube 124 runs with two fifties and two wickets got the Player of the Series honourWith ANI Inputs