India, Sept. 1 -- India's rising star Rinku Singh spoke about his bond with head coach Gautam Gambhir. He earlier worked with him at Kolkata Knight Riders during their IPL 2024 title-winning run, where Gambhir was the mentor. The left-handed batter has been picked in the Asia Cup 2025 squad and is currently enjoying a fine form in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Premier League. The Meerut Mavericks skipper has scored 332 runs at a sensational strike rate of 179.46, which includes a couple of half-centuries. The league has been a big confidence booster for him after an underwhelming IPL season with KKR, where he just scored 206 runs at a strike rate of 153.73.

The team management has backed him once again to play the finisher's role in the Asia...