Rinku Singh Reveals Inspiration Behind 'God's Plan' Tattoo Before T20I Series Against Bangladesh

The most vivid memory of him as a finisher is hitting Gujarat Titans left-arm pacer Yash Dayal for five consecutive sixes on the last five balls of an IPL 2023 match for Kolkata Knight Riders at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to seal an improbable victory.

Ahead of the T20I series between India and Bangladesh starting in Gwalior on Sunday, left-handed batter Rinku Singh opened up about his God's plan tattoo, saying the link of it is with the five sixes he hit against Yash Dayal in an unforgettable finish in IPL 2023.

The most vivid memory of him as a finisher is hitting Gujarat Titans left-arm pacer Yash Dayal for five consecutive sixes on the last five balls of an IPL 2023 match for Kolkata Knight Riders at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to seal an improbable victory.

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In that tournament, Rinku scored 474 runs from 14 matches with a strike rate of 149.53, that is why he got the call into the Indian team. "Everyone knows that I have a famous saying 'God's Plan.' I designed my tattoo based on that. It has been a few weeks since I got it. The words 'God's Plan' are written inside a circle, which symbolises the sun.

It is the five sixes I hit in the IPL - two over cover, one over long-on, long-off, and deep fine-leg respectively. It changed my life and people got to know me. So I thought I would include them in the tattoo, said Rinku in a video posted on bcci.tv.

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Since making his international debut for India against Ireland in August 2023, Rinku has proven to be a successful finisher for India with 418 runs in 23 innings at a strike-rate of 174.16. He later appeared in his maiden ODI match as part of India's tour to South Africa later during the same year.

Apart from explosive batting, he has also been handy with his part-time off spin—even like to end a wicket in his first over in ODIs and two in his first over in T20Is, coming on the tour of Sri Lanka in July.

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India and Bangladesh are set to clash in a series of T20Is starting this Sunday at the Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium in Gwalior. Two games are slated for October 9 in New Delhi, with the remaining match set for October 12 in Hyderabad. India has played 14 T20Is against Bangladesh thus far and won 13.

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