India and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Rinku Singh recently shared a funny incident from the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL). The 27-year-old, who has been with the franchise since 2018 and clinched the title in 2024, recounted the prank in a lighthearted interview.
On Friday, August 22, during a conversation with News24, Rinku revealed how he was spooked by a prank planned by Nitish Rana and his wife Saachi Marwah, Andre Russell’s wife Jassym Lora, and leg-spinner Piyush Chawla’s wife Anubhuti Chauhan. Speaking about the episode, Rinku said:
“It happened once (prank) in the IPL. I am a little scared of ghosts. This was in 2019. Rana Bhai was there, Russell’s wife, Chawla Bhai’s wife, and Rana Bhai’s wife. That day, the topic of ghosts came up, that there are ghosts in this building. I got really scared. It was Saachi Didi’s first day in the IPL, and I ended up sleeping in her room on the first day itself because I was so scared.”
“They had planned a prank on me, and I had no idea. So, all three wives were involved. Saachi Didi was lying on the bed with her hair open. Russell’s wife had a sheet over her, and Anu Bhabi also had a sheet over her. They were sitting there. Rana Bhai had kept the phone over there, and when I went to get it, I saw Bhabi lying down with hair open. I had a Coke in my hand, and I ran away screaming. It was really terrifying,” he added.
How Did Rinku Singh Performed For KKR?
Rinku Singh began his IPL journey with KKR in 2018, playing four matches and scoring 29 runs. Over the next two seasons, he appeared in just six games, managing 48 runs in total. His opportunities increased in IPL 2022, where he featured in seven matches and scored 174 runs at an average of 34.80, with a strike rate of 148.71.
Rinku’s standout season came in 2023, amassing 474 runs in 16 innings at an impressive average of 59.25 and a strike rate of 149.52, including four half-centuries. Across the last two seasons combined, he has scored 374 runs in 22 innings. Overall, Rinku Singh has accumulated 1,099 runs in 59 matches at an average of 30.52 and a strike rate of 145.17, with four fifties to his name.
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