New Delhi: Rinku Singh waled into the Ranji Trophy clash in Coimbatore with a tag he’s been trying to shake for years. To many, he was still the T20 finisher with a flair for late-over drama, but by the time he walked off with 176 to his name, that narrative had been ripped apart. Uttar Pradesh were staring at trouble after Tamil Nadu had registered 455 but Rinku produced one of the finest rescue jobs of the season to drag his side to a crucial first-innings lead.

The surface at the SNR College Cricket Stadium wasn’t one for carefree stroke-play. Tamil Nadu’s spinners had already shown how much help the conditions offered and UP needed someone to anchor the innings. What they got was a marathon from Rinku who played like he had all the time in the world. Just a few days earlier, he had b

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