Tune in for India games to watch Rinku: Russell

Andre Russell was waiting for Rinku Singh. His smile told a story. That of pride and happiness. But he was mindful enough to not come in the way of the youngster's moment.

- Aritra Mukherjee

The big-hitting West Indies allrounder, KKR's Dre-Russ, was more than happy to be second best. The night belonged to Rinku. And when the left-hander was just about to reach the dugout amid thunderous applause from the Eden Gardens crowd, Russell made his move. He bowed to Rinku and gave him a bear hug. If ever a picture narrated a thousand words.

Russell was finally ready to pass on the finisher's baton to Rinku. The then 25-year-old had earned it the hard way. He had just finished yet another successful run chase for KKR in IPL 023 with a last-ball boundary off Punjab Kings's death-overs specialist, Arshdeep Singh. Mind you, Russell was the Player of the Match in that game for his 23-ball 42 but he had the confidence of running for a bye that in the end resulted in his run out when two runs were needed off two balls.