India, Nov. 19 -- For much of his career, especially since that heroic finishing act for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023, Rinku Singh has been typecast as a T20 specialist, a mere 'finisher'. But on Wednesday, he flipped the script with a career-best knock in the Ranji Trophy, sending a strong and unmistakable message to the BCCI: he is far more than a T20 hitter, and he looks ready for Test cricket.

The Group A match between Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu ended in a draw on the fourth and final day in Coimbatore as the visitors secured three points for scoring 460 runs in the first innings, in reply to the home team's 455. Tamil Nadu got one point from the game. That slender five-run lead was down to Rinku's magnificent 247-ball 176, en...