Although he seems to tick every box as a finisher in the shortest format, the left-hander reflects on the advice his team's coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Suryakumar Yadav gave him that helped him get better at his game. After Bangladesh reduced India to 41 for three inside the first six overs, the new pairing of Rinku and Player of the Match Nitish Reddy for his magnificent 74 off 34 balls, added 104 runs for the fourth wicket, with Rinku completing a stunning 29-ball 53. Though Nitish's exploits might have made headlines, Rinku's stable outing gave the batters (to come) the extra cushion to play their natural game. Reflecting on his match-winning knock in Delhi, Rinku revealed how Gambhir and Suryakumar's advice comforted him to play his natural game throughout. "Coach and captain have asked us to play our game, whatever the situation is," Rinku told reporters after the second T20I, which India won by 86 runs. "I have been told to back myself and hit the ball. Gautam bhai has given us the freedom." Even though the BCCI overlooked Rinku in the 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 in the Americas, which India won, the selectors have backed him to continue delivering in his role (as a finisher) in the shortest format. Explaining his batting mantra, Rinku said, "My batting order is such that there is no fixed time when I will come to bat. When the wicket falls early, then my plan is to keep the scoreboard ticking with ones and twos and wait for the poor balls to cash in. If only two and three overs are left, I try to score as many runs as possible and hit fours and sixes." 'I see myself as a three-format player' Rinku, who will return to playing Ranji Trophy right after India's final game on Saturday (October 12), says he will grind extra in the nets to adapt to the red-ball cricket, adding he considers himself an all-format player. "I will not get enough chance to prepare for the Ranji Trophy match. October 12 is our last match. I will get a couple of days. It is very tough to play red ball after playing the white ball. When I will go to Lucknow, I will bat more in the nets," he said. "I see myself as a three-format player." Meanwhile, India has already won the T20I series against Bangladesh, with Hyderabad hosting the dead rubber on Saturday.