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‘He’s the next Yuvraj Singh for India’- Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir makes huge prediction for rising India star
Former Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir heaps praise on star batter Rinku Singh after his batting brilliance in the third and final T20I game against Afghanistan on January 17, which guided his side to whitewash the series. However, the former Pakistani legend compared Rinku Singh to Yuvraj Singh, who played an imperative role in guiding India to win the T20 World Cup 2007 and the ODI World Cup 2023 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
Notably, the left-handed batter hammered an unbeaten 69 runs from 39 balls, featuring two boundaries and six sixes, to help India post a respectable total of 212/4. In addition, the southpaw showed his courage despite the middle order faltering as he went on to stitch the great stand with India’s skipper Rohit Sharma in the final T20I at M. Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium in Bangalore.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan bowler, Mohammad Amir, took to X and made a great prediction about India’s rising star.“Rinku Singh can be next Yuvraj Singh for India any thoughts ? #India vs Afghanistan.” The left-arm pacer’s tweet has gone viral on social media, whereas fans are making their predictions about Rinku Singh in his post. However, most of the fans agreed with his statement and said that he is the next Yuvraj Singh of Team India who can help India win major tournaments as the side seeking their win since the 2013 Champions Trophy.
Check out his post here:
rinku singh can be next yuvraj singh for india any thoughts 🤔🤔🤔?#india vs Afghanistan 🇦🇫
— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) January 17, 2024
Rinku Singh came to the limelight when he hammered five straight sixes in IPL 2023 against GT
However, Rinku Singh came to the limelight when he hammered five straight sixes in IPL 2023 against GT bowler Yash Dayal to help his side chase down 29 runs in the last over to win the game. Notably, a plethora of cricket pundits praise him and compare him with MS Dhoni owing to his great finishing style.
Following that, the 26-year-old batter has performed extraordinarily well since his debut with Team India. Rinku Singh performed extremely well in the Ireland tour and the Australia series, which helped them win the game. Moreover, the KKR batter played a crucial role in the Afghanistan series to help India win by 3-0. Notably, it seems that Rinku Singh will finally be part of the playing XI in the 2024 T20 World Cup.