[Watch] "God's plan baby" Rinku Singh wins 'Fielder of the Series' medal after India's 3-0 victory over Sri Lanka in T20Is

Rinku Singh took most number of catches in the SL vs IND T20I series.

Although he failed to make an impression with the bat in the three-match T20I series, Rinku Singh had his moments to savour towards the end of the series. First, he delivered a two-wicket penultimate over in the third T20I and then he bagged the ‘Fielder of the Series’ medal in the Indian dressing room.

Under new T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Gautam Gambhir, the Indian cricket team kicked off a new era with a 3-0 whitewash of hosts Sri Lanka in Pallekele.

After two comfortable wins in the first couple of T20Is, the third T20I went down the wire as the match was tied. In the Super Over, India prevailed as Washington Sundar took two wickets in the first three balls.

After the match, the Indian players excitedly awaited the ‘Fielder of the Series’ medal ceremony in the dressing room.

Fielding coach T Dilip had introduced this medal last year during the World Cup 2023 in order to further motivate the players to give their best on the field.

While he hands out this medal in every game during an ICC tournament, for bilateral series, he presents this medal only at the end of the series to the best fielder in the Indian team.

For the IND vs SL T20I series, the best fielder medal went to Rinku Singh

Rinku took four catches in the three T20Is, the most by any fielder across the two teams. In the Super Over, he took the catch of Pathum Nissanka. Apart from being a safe catcher, Rinku was excellent in the field, running across the boundary line and cutting down boundaries.

While receiving the medal from assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate, Rinku said his famous catchphrase, “God’s plan baby” to which even Gautam Gambhir let out a smile.

The BCCI shared the video of this ceremony on their social media handle. Check it out here:

𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗧𝗦 | 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 🏅T20I series win ✅Any guesses on winner of the fielding medal? 🤔Find out 🎥🔽 #TeamIndia | #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/1gzqQcpmuU

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 31, 2024

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