Hello and welcome to the live updates of the 4th and deciding T20I against South Africa in Johannesburg.
Rinku Singh's batting slot and his circumspect approach must be a cause of concern for the Indian team.
Centuries by Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma on either side of an inept batting performance has kept India's nose ahead in the series and the team would expect a collective batting effort if they have to claim the series.
The Wanderers 'Bull Ring' has always been a happy hunting ground for India, where they won the 2007 T20 World Cup final against Pakistan.
Even during the previous T20I series last year, skipper Suryakumar Yadav's last international hundred till date came at this very stadium and that too in a winning cause.
The Indian captain, who enjoys a staggering victory percentage of 81.25, having come up trumps in 13 out of the 16 matches, would like to do one better compared to the last series in the Rainbow Nation which had ended in a 1-1 draw with one game being washed out.
Rinku, one of the finest exponents of T20 cricket has suddenly gone off the boil in the past few months, reasons of which aren't exactly clear and it wouldn't be lost on the skipper and interim head coach VVS Laxman.
On the face of it, it seems that his batting position and his use as a floater at number six and seven isn't helping the Aligarh man's cause.
The next T20 World Cup in India is still some distance away in 2026 and Surya, as a skipper, has enough time to dissect and put things back on track for the man, who is too precious to be lost due to lack of clarity.