IPL 2022: Team-wise one player who has been underused
A few players in IPL 2022 could have been used better by their respective teams.
4. KKR – Rinku Singh
The man who kept his cool to take KKR on the winning side in their recent game against the Rajasthan Royals is in the limelight, he is Rinku Singh. The Aligarh-born left-handed batter has been with the Kolkata Knight Riders since 2018 but never got the opportunities he deserved. The UP middle-order batter has been amongst runs in the domestic circuit. A knee injury ahead of the 2021 IPL caused him to stay away from that season. He was bought again by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction ahead of IPL 2022.
He has only played 3 matches in the season so far. In those 3 games, he has scored a total of 100 runs, averaging 50.00 with a stunning strike rate of 149.25. He is someone who gives his hundred percent in the field and has taken some amazing catches as well. His latest outing showed his composure and match awareness which led KKR to end the 5-match losing streak and kept them in the scheme of things.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ constant chopping and changing the middle order hasn’t added to their advantage but has backfired. They need someone like Rinku Singh to keep the scoreboard ticking with a decent run rate before Andre Russell’s onslaught. Under-using Rinku Singh might not be the right strategy. Rinku has been pretty impressive with his busy nature of rotating the strike and putting the ball out of the fence when needed.
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