Ex-India batter Mohammad Kaif called KKR batter Rinku Singh a "solid team man" after their match against LSG, saying, "[They've] won two matches, and both times it has been because of Rinku Singh." "Rinku UP ka jhanda lehrate rehna (keep the UP flag flying high)," he added. Rinku scored 83*(51) and 53*(34) in KKR's wins over LSG and RR.