India vs Ireland: Kolkata Knight Riders star Rinku Singh announces arrival on international stage

3 sixes and 4 fours, 38 off 21... Aligarh-born Rinku Singh announced his arrival on the international stage.

It never felt that Rinku did not belong to the centre stage as he emulated his Indian Premier League success in Dublin against Ireland. The fiery Kolkata Knight Riders star came to bowl when India was struggling at 105-3, he first made a 24-run partnership with Ruturaj Gaikwad and then a crucial 55-run partnership with Shivam Dube to help India post a 186-run target.

The small-town guy elegantly accumulated 23 runs in his last 2 overs before Mark Adair ousted him in the last over.

Rinku Singh, who looks like a potential finisher for Team India consistently performed for his IPL team in this year's IPL as well. The Kolkata batter ended the 2023 season as his team's highest run-getter with 474 runs in 14 matches at an average of 59.25 and a superb strike rate of 149.52.