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Rinku Singh says a big thing on IPL Salary

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4 months ago

May 28, 2024

Ray Sportz News Desk: Kolkata Knight Riders star batter Rinku Singh is happy with earning less money in the Indian Premier League, though his other Indian Cricket Team players are getting much more money. With calmness the big hitter has revealed that he was quite happy with the RS 55 lakh rupees earning that he gets from KKR every season. While speaking to the daily Dainik Jagaran before traveling for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, Rinku has revealed that when he started playing cricket he didn’t imagine that one day he would be earning this huge money.

Rinku has been with KKR since 2018. At that time the three-time Indian Premier League winning side had bought him from the auction for 80 lakh rupees. Later they released him but again they bought him back in 2022 for 55 lakh rupees. After that Rinku never looked behind and went onto become one of the best finishers of the side, and earned a in the Indian Cricket Team.

Few months back, he was also named in BCCI’s annual retainship contract in 2024, and that he will get 1 crore rupees from BCCI every year.

On being asked about this Rinku revealed that,”Even 50-55 lakhs is a lot. When I started, I had not even thought that I would earn so much. At that time, I was a kid and if I got even 10-5 rupees, I thought I would get it somehow. Now I am getting 55 lakh rupees, so this is a lot, I should be happy with whatever God gives me. This is my thinking. I don’t think at all that I should have got this much money or that much. I am very happy even with 55 lakh rupees. When I didn’t have this, I realized the value of money,”.

While answering on the question, how he still keep his foot on the ground, despite of getting so much fame, Rinku added,”If I tell you the truth today, then all this is an illusion. You did not bring anything with you, nor will you take anything with you. You never know when time will change. I would like to say that you have to go back the same way you came. Stay grounded, what else,” Rinku said.

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Chris Gayle backs Virat ahead of the final

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3 months ago

June 29, 2024

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Ray Sportz Web Desk: India and South Africa will face the T20 World Cup final on Saturday. Former West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle expressed his views on the two opponents in the press conference before the T20 World Cup final. Both teams entered the finals unbeaten. South Africa is looking for their maiden ICC trophy. On the other hand India is aiming to end their long ICC trophy drought.

According to Gayle, both the teams are very strong and equally deserve to win. He feels the World Cup final is going to be a high-scoring match. The batting and bowling of both the teams is very strong. So Chris Gayle thinks that the fight will not be easy for both team.

Virat Kohli is going through a bad-patch in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Chris Gayle, backing India’s star batsman, said, “Virat is a very big cricketer. We have seen Virat has played brilliantly in previous World Cups. He is going through a bad time now. It can happen to anyone.” The former Caribbean feels that a big cricketer like Virat will want to prove himself in the final.

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India’s squad for T20I series against Zimbabwe:

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3 months ago

June 24, 2024

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Ꮪhubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Nitish Reddy, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande.

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Rohit takes a dig at NY pitch

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3 months ago

June 9, 2024

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Ray Sportz News Desk: The pitch controversy of the Nassau County has taken a new turn on Saturday, when India skipper Rohit Sharma said that he has no idea what to except from it in the upcoming T20 World Cup clash against arch rivals Pakistan. He feels that the curator is “confused” about the drop-in wickets being used here.

“New York is not our home ground. We have played two matches here but we don’t have much awareness about its nature. It behaves differently on different days, so even the curator is confused,” Rohit said on the eve of the game against Pakistan.

“So, you can imagine the kind of thinking we need to put in. We don’t know on which pitch we are playing (against Pakistan), so, whoever plays better cricket will win the match,” he added.

The slowness of the outfield, Rohit said, has compounded the worries.

“The outfield is slow. Some shots get lot of bounce on the field, and some others do not roll on the field. So running between the wickets is important. We need to play as per conditions,” he explained.

However, the skipper said such external factors can be neutralised by playing good cricket and his teammates often thrive in tough situations. The Indians will also be the more confident unit as Pakistan are coming off stunning loss to tournament debutants USA in their lung-opener.

“Playing good cricket holds the key, not opposition, not pitch. Yes, it’s tough but that’s why I would like to highlight the experience we have. The blows count for nothing,” said Rohit, referring to the hits he and Rishabh Pant took in their tournament-opener against Ireland due to the uneven bounce.