India, April 8 -- When Rinku Singh walked out to bat at No.8, yes, you read that right, against Lucknow Super Giants at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata Knight Riders needed 62 runs off 58 balls. Considering the conditions and Rinku and his batting partner Andre Russell's track record, it was very much gettable. But the question is, why would you wait till the situation reached this extreme level before sending someone like Russell into bat?

The pressure of hitting every alternate ball for a boundary brings with it the chance of losing wickets and that's exactly what happened to Russell. The West Indies big-hitter hit a six in the 16th over but was holed out in the 17th over, leaving too much to do for Rinku alone.

The left-hander, however, pu...