Andre Russell's message to Rinku Singh: Stay humble

Kolkata Knight Riders premier allrounder Andre Russell is happy that Rinku Singh has become the teams latest heartthrob and his only advice to his brother is to stay humbleHaving grabbed headlines by smashing five sixes in a row to seal an incredible victory over reigning champions Gujarat Titans the 25yearold pulled off a dramatic win with a lastball four against Punjab Kings amid boisterous chants of Rinku Rinku in the IPL here on MondayIm very happy for him and he is a good friend of mine a very funny guy I love him as a brother I just want him to keep doing what he is doing and keep being consistent player of the match Russell said after their fivewicket win that kept their slender playoff hopes aliveAlso ReadIPL 2023 Always knew Andre Russell special was round the corner says Nitish RanaReturning to form Russell smashed a 23ball 42 in a 54run partnership with Rinku but the Jamaican bighitter failed to finish and was runout in a last over dramaNeeding two off the last delivery a calmheaded Rinku was not bogged down by the atmosphere at the packed Eden GardensThere was a sense of deja vu for Russell who has gone through similar situations and his advice for Rinku is to stay humbleIts been going good for him so Ive been encouraging whenever I get a chance to talk to him I tell him to stay humbleIt does not matter how many people are shouting Russell Russell Russell I always stayed humble because when it gets into your head thats when you start to lose it he saidRussell said he had full faith in the uncapped Indian to get the job done as he ran for a nonexistent single after missing a wide yorker from Arshdeep SinghNeeding to defend six Arshdeep was at his frugal best and had given away just four runs from five deliveries before the run outDefinitely in any other game with any other batter Im not sure if I would have run Ive never really done those things before I would back myself to bat till the last delivery and get the job doneBut when you have a batter like Rinku at the other end and who has been successful in the last few games for us I was definitely confidentHe is just a fearless player wherever you bowl he has a shot to counter that I told him we need you and we need you at this point He said big man no worries so happy daysRinku has been a revelation for the depleted KKR side this season after regular skipper Shreyas Iyer pulled out to treat his troubled backRussell said the key to Rinkus success is his ability to stay calm in any situationThe key to what Ive seen that is going well for Rinku is hes very calm When you are batter you have to have an open mind and be relaxedYou cant expect only a full pitch delivery You have to expect all kinds of deliveries a slower one slower wide ball a yorker a short oneRinku gets into a position from where he can face any delivery and have a shot for it Thats the key to his success His technique is very simpleRussell also went on to hail his West Indian teammate Sunil Narine who is under intense pressure after picking just one wicket in eight matchesNarine returned wicketless again 40290 but Russell pointed out that his tidy figures helped KKR to restrict PBKS for a modest 1797 after Shikhar Dhawan opted to batSunil going for under30 was a very good spell At a time most teams are going 200plus with batters smashing hard at every bowler we did very well today It was a total team effort Im very very gratefulThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever