Rinku wary of extra pace and bounce

Durban, Dec 9: India middle-order batter Rinku Singh feels the extra pace and bounce on offer on South African pitches will need a little more effort and practice to get used to.
Giving his assessment about the South African wickets after India’s first practice session here, Rinku, who played a vital role in India clinching the five-match T20I series against Australia recently said, “When I battered here today, there was extra bounce here compared to Indian wickets.
“The pace is a bit more, so will practice against pace bowling.” India will play the first of their three T20Is against the Proteas here on Sunday and Rinku is expected to bat at the crucial No. 5 or No. 6 position.
He said that head coach Rahul Dravid had also asked him to just play his natural game and bat at No.5 or No.6 “The first practice session, I enjoyed it a lot because of the fine wether. Getting the opportunity to work with Rahul Dravid sir, so that was a good feeling. He told me to continue playing the way I do and continue believing in myself,” said Rinku.The hard-hitter from Uttar Pradesh added that batting in the crucial positions had given him the confidence. (PTI)