- The Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025) is going to start from March 14. But, before that a player has increased the tension of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) with his poor form. The bat is not working in T20……
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is the defending champion. They won the IPL title for the third time by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final of the year 2024. At the same time, the KKR team has completely changed in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025). Before the mega auction, the franchise showed faith in captain Shreyas Iyer by retaining a young player. But, that player is proving to be a flop in the T20 format before the upcoming season. That player has increased the tension of the team with his poor performance. Let’s know about that player…
Before IPL 2025, this player increased the tension of KKR
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is the defending champion team. After the mega auction, the franchise has prepared to become the champion again. In the big auction, KKR bet on many big players. They spent money like water to get Venkatesh Iyer and Quinton de Kock in their team. KKR’s batting looks very strong on paper.
But, the young player retained before the 18th season must have given sleepless nights to the franchise with his poor performance. Because, when a player is out of form, the tension of the team is bound to increase. Here we are talking about Rinku Singh of Aligarh. He is one of the main players of the team. He is also considered close to Shahrukh Khan. But, Rinku’s bat seems to be silent in the T20 format.
Proved to be a flop in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Before the 18th season of the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025), the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is being played in India these days. In which many young players have stolen the show with their performance. But, Rinku Singh, playing for Uttar Pradesh, has looked completely calm as a batsman. He has played 5 matches so far. But during this time, not even a single fifty was seen from his bat, which is a matter of concern for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Only 1 fifty scored in 6 matches
Rinku Singh is known for his aggressive batting in T20. His natural game is aggressive style. But, his bat has looked completely silent in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Let us tell you that Rinku has been able to score only 195 runs in 5 innings of 6 matches. During this, only 1 fifty was seen from his bat. While Rinku Singh has played innings of 24, 26, 30, 45 runs.