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Rinku Singh: The year that broke him, and the knock that didn’t

The Indian Express·Sandip G·about 1 month ago
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It has been a tough year for Rinku Singh who redeemed himself with a career-high 83 and five catches in the win over LSG on Sunday. (CREIMAS) Rinku Singh waited. He waited till he struck his weightiest knock of the season; he waited till he took five catches of varying levels of strain; he waited till he thrashed the winning runs himself in the Super Over. And then he uncorked his emotions. He leapt and swiped the air, he kissed the Ekana turf, baring its grainy black soil. He gazed forlornly at the skies. If a drop of tear rolled down his cheek, it blended with the sweat dripping off his temple. It has been a tough year for him. He lost his father during the T20 World Cup; he lost his spot in India’s playing eleven; his IPL form wobbled after the bright start, his club tottered at the bottom; he was quietly slipping out of public imagination; critics breathed down his neck.…

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