Ashutosh Sharma vs Rinku Singh: Rinku Singh led his team KKR to victory in the 2023 IPL by hitting 5 sixes in five balls of the last over of the match. Although Rinku was playing for KKR for a long time, but after this match he suddenly became famous. There was a lot of discussion about him. After this he was also selected for the Indian team and scored a lot of runs. This time Ashutosh Sharma is doing similar work for his team Punjab Kings. If we talk about this year’s IPL, Ashutosh has gone ahead of Rinku. How, let us tell you.
Why comparison of Rinku and Ashutosh
The common thing about Rinku Singh and Ashutosh Sharma is that they come to bat at number seven and eight for their team. In this year’s Indian Premier League, Rinku has played 6 matches for his team Kolkata Knight Riders, out of which he has batted 5 times. So far he has 83 runs in his name. Rinku’s average during this period is 27.67, while he is batting at an average of 162.74. Ashutosh Sharma comes to bat at number eight for his team, but is far ahead of Rinku.
Just look at Ashutosh’s figures also.
Now let us look at the figures of Ashutosh Sharma. Till now he has played only 4 matches for his team and during this period he has scored 156 runs. Sharma’s average at present is 52 and he is batting at a strike rate of 205.26. Both players come to bat at almost the same place, but there is a lot of difference in runs, average and strike rate.
Ashutosh’s IPL salary is only Rs 20 lakh
This is the first season of IPL for Ashutosh Sharma, when he came for the auction, his base price was only Rs 20 lakh. When his name was called, only Punjab Kings expressed their desire to take him. No other team expressed interest in having him in their fold. Punjab won by buying them at the base price itself. It is another matter that despite consistently excellent performance, he is not able to make his team win many matches, but he has come in everyone’s eyes.
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