Uttar Pradesh (UP) cricket team have produced several top-quality cricketers over the years who have ended up playing for Team India. Players like Mohammed Kaif, Suresh Raina, and Bhvneshwar Kumar have played essential parts for the Men in Blue. Now, an image has gone viral where Bhuvneshwar was seen posing with Dhruve Jurel, Rinku Singh, and Divyansh Joshi. Rinku shared the image on his Instagram story.
Speaking of Bhuvneshwar, he is currently out of contention to make a comeback in team India. Recently he played for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the IPL 2023. In 14 matches, he took 16 wickets at an economy of 8.33. However, Rinku surprised everyone with his form for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) while Dhruv Jurel also impressed Rajasthan Royals (RR) fans with his impactful cameos.
Here is the shared image:
Past, present, future of Uttar Pradesh cricket. pic.twitter.com/mAaekYAgY8
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 20, 2023
Riku Singh had a great season for KKR in IPL 2023
Rinku scored 474 runs in 14 matches, at an average of 59.25 and a strike rate of 149.53. He smashed four fifties also. Rinku also did an unthinkable when he smashed GT’s Yash Dayal for five consecutive sixes to win a game for KKR while needing 29 runs off five balls. Speaking about Jurel, he scored 152 runs in 13 matches, at an average of 21.71 and a staggering strike rate of 172.73. His cameos helped RR to post some big totals on the board while closing some games when chasing.
Meanwhile, Divyansh Joshi is an up-and-coming star for the UP. In three T20 innings, he has scored just 35 runs, at a strike rate of 152.17. So, fans went crazy when they saw the veteran pacer having posed with these young players. But, some fans also claimed that Suresh Raina is the real past of UP. Raina had a great career for both Team India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Raina is still the fifth-highest run-scorer in the history of the tournament. In 205 matches, the southpaw batter scored 5528 runs, including 39 fifties and one century.
Here is how fans have reacted:
Who is Past , Present & Future is million dollars question now 👁👁
— Dyno (@dyno_tweet) June 20, 2023
Missing Raina
— Nikhhiiil (@iamnr001) June 20, 2023
How fantastic it will be if we see Hardik Pandya and Rinku Singh in India's T20 team as finishers. Both are very much consistent and can score good runs in death overs
— Sports syncs (@moiz_sports) June 20, 2023
Past sureh raina😌
— Hamza Ansari (@ansarihamza928) June 20, 2023
Who is past
— Mr ICC Shikhar Dhawan (@Babbu41805241) June 20, 2023
Absolutely Right ✅ Sir 🙏
— 🇮🇳(Mr.Cricket) (@ShyamKu01253855) June 20, 2023
Wait for suboth bhatiya
— B. Sugumaran (@marantheindian) June 20, 2023
Raina sacked?
— Lokeshendra Yadav (@Champion_RCB) June 20, 2023