Rinku Singh hit the last five balls of the last over in an IPL match recently. The talk about the feat of this young Indian batter is endless. Now Virat Kohli joined the discussion. Five sixes in the last five balls. When again? When the team needs 28 runs from 5 balls to win. Any famous batsman in the world would have breathed a sigh of relief when faced with the equation of hitting a six every ball. Former Indian captain Virat Kohli also agrees. Rinku Singh won the team by hitting five sixes in five balls in the last over by Yash Dayal. Such a feat by an Indian star is a rare occurrence in the history of cricket. His feat will undoubtedly be remembered by the cricket world for many years. It has been a long time since Rinku achieved this feat in the IPL.

However, Ringu’s batting is still in everyone’s eyes. Kohli recently spoke about it. According to the former captain of India, he could not even think of doing such a thing at this age! The Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman said about Rinku’s feat, ‘The young players now are playing brilliantly. Look at this year’s IPL, what the young players are doing, I could not even imagine.’Kohli then added, ‘Ringku Singh hit 5 sixes in the last 5 balls. This is an extraordinary thing and such an event has never happened before. Hitting 5 sixes in 5 consecutive balls to win the match at the crease. Think about it, what level it is!’

Rinku Singh has created a new history in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Hitting consecutive sixes off the last five balls of the innings gave Kolkata Knight Riders an incredible win against Gujarat Titans. The 25-year-old batsman, who left the cricket world overnight, did not have an auspicious start to his cricket career. At one time he had to work as a sweeper to provide bread and livelihood. Calcutta-based media outlet Anandabazar Online published a report on Rinku Singh’s life story. Where his growing up, struggles, and various aspects of cricket life have come up. Rinku is a child of a poor family in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is the third of 5 siblings. He had a great love for cricket since childhood. But the journey to fulfilling that dream was not smooth at all. Rather, becoming a cricketer was a struggle for him. Ringkud’s lack of family. His father used to deliver LPG gas cylinders door to door. A grandfather is an auto driver. Another Dada has a coaching center. Rinku was not good at studies either. He did not go to school after failing ninth grade.

Rinku was employed as a sweeper by his grandfather for two meals a day by Tanatani’s family. Work was necessary to earn money. But Rinku did not want to be a sweeper. Bud Rinku dreams of becoming a cricketer. One day he came home from work and told his mother that he wanted to focus on cricket instead of doing any work. Despite the lack, Rinku never stopped playing cricket. Ringku’s opportunity to be associated with cricket came at the age of 17 through hard work and perseverance. At that time he got the opportunity to play for the first time in the Uttar Pradesh state cricket team. Rinku played List A match for his state in 2014. He caught attention by playing an inning of 83 runs there. Then on November 5, 2016, Ringkur made his debut in first-class cricket. He scored 4 fifties in the first 7 matches of the list, seeing which many could see his talent. Rinku proved his talent in Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2018. This left-handed batsman scored 91 runs off 44 balls against Tripura. However, he got a chance in the IPL the year before that. Kings XI Punjab bought him for Rs 10 lakh.

However, he did not get a chance to play in the tournament at that time. In 2018, Kolkata Knight Riders joined the team at a cost of 8 million rupees. Since then, he has been playing there for five consecutive seasons. However, he does not get a chance to enter the field. Sometimes, however, he has seen fielding. He got the opportunity to play only 4 matches in the first season. The following year, Rinku found himself in a difficult situation. In 2019, he played in foreign leagues without informing BCCI. He was banned for 3 months by BCCI for this. got a chance to play 5 matches in IPL in that event. Kolkata did not field him for more than one match in the next season. However, this batsman was unsuccessful with the bat in these three seasons. Rinku was able to recognize his caste in 2022. He scored 174 runs at a strike rate of 148.72 in 7 matches. His innings of 40 off 15 balls against Lucknow Super Giants in Kolkata’s last special edition match were incredible. However, KKR lost the match by 2 runs. In the current IPL, Ringku has been recruited by Kolkata for 55 lakh rupees.

This time, however, he is gaining importance in the team from the beginning. He was in the eleven in the first three matches of the season. Anandabazar informs that Ringku’s total assets are around 6 crore rupees. The majority of his income comes from IPL. But even though Rinku is a millionaire, his father Khanchandra Singh still delivers cylinders door to door. Rinku was injured once. At that time, his father stopped eating and drinking. Rinku’s father feared that his son might be unable to play anymore. As a result, financial problems will increase in the family. Rinku said this himself. He still lives with his family in Aligarh.