Rinku Singh traces his journey from Aligarh to Team India | IND vs IRE

Rinku Singh announced his arrival on the international circuit in style during the second T20I versus Ireland in Dublin on August 20.

The prolific southpaw powered India to a strong 185 with his 21-ball-38 which also included 3 sixes and 2 fours.

For his terrific performance, Rinku Singh was awarded Player of the Match, his first-ever in an international match.

Speaking at the post-match presentation, the 25-year-old traced his journey from Aligarh to IPL and finally playing for Team India.

'The hard work that I have done... have been working hard for 10 years. The hard work that I did gets paid off with such contributions. The first game I batted, I get the Player of the Match, and I could not be any happier than this,' Rinku said.

He also revealed the mantra he followed to take India to a defendable total. 'I am feeling very good. I was trying to do what I have done in the IPL. I was very confident and tried to stay calm,' he said.