India batter Rinku Singh credited his calm approach during pressure situations in the ongoing T20I series against Australia to playing in the Indian Premier League, while adding that doing a lot of weight training helps him play the big shots with ease.
Rinku blazed away to a 29-ball 46, while Jitesh Sharma, playing his first match in the series, smashed 35 in 19 balls as the hosts made a challenging 174 for nine before restricting Australia to 154/7 to help India take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match rubber.
“Well I have been playing for a long time. I have been playing in the IPL for 5-6 years now. So, that has given me the confidence. I back myself, try to keep myself calm,” said Rinku in a chat with Jitesh on BCCI.tv following the 20-run win here on Friday.
Jitesh conceded he was under a lot of pressure when he came in to bat and marvelled at Rinku’s composure.
“It didn’t look like that this was your (Rinku) first series. I was under a lot of pressure when I can in to
