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ing which is always gonna be special. irritating as he had to do the same
Malinga is like my brother from the thing again and again.
start and Boucher is been wonder- “Firstly, the rehab is very irritat-
ful. We will make sure that we will ing I would say. In rehab, you have
play a brand of cricket which all will to do the same thing again and again
be proud of and at the same point but at the same time, you have to do
of time, that’s going to be a ride no it because you don’t have any oth-
one will forget,” the right-arm seam- er choice. It’s boring. You have to
er said in a video posted by Mumbai do the same stuff and see the same
Indians on X. people at the end of the day. But the
The Baroda-born cricketer is more boring you do the more better
set to captain Mumbai Indians (MI), you get,” Pant said in a video posted
replacing their five-time Indian Pre- by BCCI on Saturday.
mier League (IPL) trophy-winning The southpaw further spoke
skipper Rohit Sharma in the 2024 about the treatment that he got at the
season of the cash-rich league. National Cricket Academy (NCA) in
In November last year, the Bengaluru. He said that after a par-
30-year-old player moved back ticular time, a person starts getting
from Gujarat Titans (GT) to his for- frustrated as he is fighting his injury
mer franchise. The star all-rounder for a long time.
spent two momentous years with “People around in NCA are very
GT, spearheading their campaign in welcoming all the time...it’s easier
the cash-rich league with aplomb. In said than done I would say because
GT’s debut season in 2022, Hardik you are feeling frustrated and at the
got them off to a fairytale start, with same time they take it in a good sense
the team lifting the coveted trophy. as I was going through a tough time.
Everyone wants you to recover but
Rinku making good decisions: at the same time, you are not in the
Eoin Morgan same mood. You get frustrated when
you are injured for a long time,” the
ngland’s World Cup-winning Delhi-born cricketer asserted.
skipper Eoin Morgan lauded “The people of NCA are sup-
EIndia batter Rinku Singh for portive. I asked them instead of stay-
his finishing abilities, saying that he is ing in a hotel, can I stay in a house
making a “lot of good decisions”. because I used to wake up late in the
Rinku will be seen in action morning. It took me time to adjust to
for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) it and they were very welcoming to it
during the Indian Premier League that don’t worry, we will do the ses-
(IPL) this year, starting from March sion in the second half,” the wicket-
22. keeper-batter stated.
Ahead of the IPL 2024 which The wicketkeeper-batter said
begins on March 22, in an episode of BCCI supported him throughout his
Legends Lounge on JioCinema, IPL recovery.
experts Anil Kumble, Mike Hesson, “Great support from BCCI over-
Eoin Morgan and Robin Uthap- all, I would say. Whatever I needed,
pa spoke about the emerging stars they tried to give me. I am thankful
of IPL and Indian cricket. The IPL for the support I got all over and
2024 will be aired live exclusively on really appreciate that. I think really
JioCinema. Rinku Singh in full flow (ANI) confident getting back to the field
Eoin Morgan, JioCinema IPL and it’s been amazing because I feel
expert, on Rinku Singh’s role as a so happy when I go out to the ground
finisher, said, “I was in the KKR role he plays for KKR and India and “I love cricket more now...”: each and every day. I think the love
squad with him from 2020 to 2022. the opportunities that he has got, it Rishabh Pant for cricket has gone up rather than
You sit back and admire the work has been extremely difficult to come going down and I love cricket more
ethic over everything, combined with in at number six or number seven elhi Capitals skipper Rish- now,” the 26-year-old said.
his attitude. It’s a role that can be and win a game for your team. That, abh Pant has said his love BCCI took to their official so-
very unforgiving at times. You have to me, is special. There are quite a Dfor cricket has gone up after cial media handle and wrote, “The
to be concise and calm but also have few. Sai Sudharsan was very impres- his recovery from injuries suffered Greatest Comeback Story. In Part 2
to pick your time and match up to sive. I think he is someone who can during a car accident and that he feels of the #MiracleMan, we bring you
accelerate the run rate. Right now, play all three formats. He has the happy on being able to the ground ev- insights from @RishabhPant17’s
Rinku Singh is making a lot of good technique and the ability. I would ery day. road to recovery, where determi-
decisions.” like to see more wrist spinners com- The noted wicketkeeper-batter nation and perseverance ultimately
Anil Kumble, on youngsters who ing through,” said Kumble. missed the IPL 2023 after suffering triumph. From intense rehabilitation
could become future stars, said that Rinku was the ninth-leading multiple injuries in a horrific car acci- sessions, training regime, and nutri-
Rinku is going to be extremely spe- run-scorer last year, scoring 474 runs dent on December 30, 2022. He will tion - the coaches at the National
cial. in 14 matches at an average of 59.25 take part in this year’s Indian Pre- Cricket Academy take us deeper
“Rinku Singh is someone who is and a strike rate of almost 150, with mier League. into this inspiring journey - by @Ra-
going to be really special. With the four fifties. He admitted that the rehab was jalArora & @Moulinparikh.”

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