Most Catches For KKR in IPL: Rinku Singh has made a big record in the Indian Premier League. He has now become the player who has taken the most catches for Kolkata Knight Riders in the history of IPL. He set this record after taking the catch of Aniket Verma in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, which was his 41st catch for KKR.

Rinku Singh made a record

The record of taking most catches for KKR in the Indian Premier League is now in the name of Rinku Singh. In the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday, he first took the catch of Ishan Kishan and then contributed in dismissing Aniket Verma. He has taken 41 catches so far for Kolkata. In this case he broke Andre Russell’s record of 40 catches.

Most catches for KKR in IPL

The record of taking most catches in IPL is now in the name of Rinku Singh, who has taken 41 catches. Andre Russell is in second place with 40 catches. Sunil Narine has also taken 36 catches for Kolkata Knight Riders and Manoj Tiwari has taken 30 catches for the 3-time IPL champion team.

• 41 Catch – Rinku Singh
• 40 Catches – Andre Russell
• 36 Catch – Sunil Narine
• 30 catches – Manoj Tiwari

Rinku Singh has played only for Kolkata Knight Riders till now. For the Kolkata team, he has scored 1,132 runs in 60 matches and his total strike rate has been 145.50.

Most catches for a single team

The record of taking most catches for a single team in IPL is in the name of Kieron Pollard, who took 103 catches while playing for Mumbai Indians. He had achieved the feat of taking so many catches while playing for Mumbai Indians between 2010-2022.

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Rinku Singh Government job: Indian cricketer Rinku Singh has got a government job. Two big pieces of good news have come together for Rinku, because recently Kolkata Knight Riders has appointed him as the vice-captain. Now he has been appointed to the post of Regional Sports Officer in Uttar Pradesh Government. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gave him the appointment letter.

Apart from Rinku Singh, the UP government is also going to give government jobs to 6 other athletes, who have won medals for India at the international level. These include hockey player Rajkumar Pal, javelin throw athlete Ajit Singh, runner Simran and Paralympic gold medalist Praveen Kumar.

What will be Rinku Singh’s work?

Regional Sports Officer is a second class Gazetted Officer. Their job is to promote sports activities in the state, maintain the grounds and find and nurture new talent.

How much salary will Rinku Singh take?

In Uttar Pradesh, a regional sports officer generally gets a salary of Rs 70-90 thousand. Rinku Singh will also get the same salary. Rinku was made an overnight star by IPL, in a match against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023, he gave a memorable victory to KKR by hitting Yash Dayal for 5 consecutive sixes in the last over. After that Rinku has not looked back in her career.

Rinku Singh has become the star finisher of the Indian cricket team. He won the gold medal in the Asian Games with Team India, won the Asia Cup and was also recently a part of India’s T20 World Cup winning team.

Will be the vice-captain of KKR

Before IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders have appointed Rinku Singh as the vice-captain of the team. Ajinkya Rahane will be captaining the Kolkata team. Let us tell you that KKR had retained Rinku for Rs 13 crore.

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Rinku Singh Education Qualification: With the announcement of the appointment of Indian cricketer Rinku Singh to the post of Basic Education Officer, his education qualification has started. Public Service Commission is recruited to the post of BSA, for which studies up to post graduation are necessary, but questions are being raised on the educational qualification of Rinku Singh. Post graduation is necessary for appointment to the post of BSA officer, but Rinku Singh has not even completed his high school studies. In such a situation, the question arises that how can Rinku be given such a big officer post.

Read till 9th ​​class, yet the post of BSA officer

It is said in studies that Rinku has read only till 9th ​​class. The Uttar Pradesh government had implemented a new policy for athletes. Under the International Medal winner direct recruitment rules run by the state government, the state government can directly recruit the players who have won medals internationally. Under this policy, appointment of seven other athletes along with Rinku Singh has been approved. According to a report published in Amar Ujala, everyone’s documents have been investigated before the announcement of this appointment.

According to the officials of the department, recruitment of Rinku Singh or other athletes who bring medals at the international level is also done, so that the youth can take inspiration from those athletes and show interest in coming to the department. In view of this rule, Rinku Singh will be appointed.

Looking at Rinku Singh’s cricket career, he has so far scored 546 runs in 33 T20 matches for India and he has played only 2 ODIs so far. Rinku may be seen playing next time in August, when Team India has to play a white ball series against Bangladesh.

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Rinku singh education officer: Indian cricketer Rinku Singh is going to become a government officer. Yes, a few days after the engagement with MP Priya Saroj, the Uttar Pradesh government is going to give a gift to Rinku Singh. He has been decided to make Rinku Singh a Basic Circulation Officer (BSA) under the International Medal winner Direct Recruitment Rules 2022. Please tell that the Director of Basic Education has also issued an order in this regard.

Let us tell you that the Uttar Pradesh government had implemented a new policy for athletes who illuminated the name of the country at the international level. Rinku Singh is also being given the post of District Basic Education Officer under this policy. Just a few days ago, this star batsman of India got engaged to Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj on 8 June. Many VIP guests including Akhilesh Yadav and Jaya Bachchan attended the engagement ceremony in Lucknow.

The wedding date has gone ahead

Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj were to be married on November 18 this year at the Taj Hotel in Varanasi. Rinku Singh is currently busy with Indian domestic cricket, while the date of marriage on November 18 has been extended for some reason. According to media reports, now marriage can now take place in February 2026.

Rinku Singh was last seen playing competitive cricket in IPL 2025. He scored just 206 runs in 13 matches for KKR throughout the season. Looking at the entire IPL career, Rinku has scored a total of 1,099 runs in 59 matches so far. Let us know that Rinku has been a regular part of India’s T20.

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Rinku Singh Priya Saroj Wedding Postponed: The wedding of Indian cricketer Rinku Singh and Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj has been postponed. Earlier, both were to be married in November. A media report claimed that the wedding date has been extended due to Rinku Singh’s busy schedule in November. This month, Rinku and Priya got engaged in Lucknow, where many VIP guests attended their reception. Akhilesh Yadav and Jaya Bachchan also came in them.

Now according to a report published in Amar Ujala, the marriage has been postponed in November due to Rinku Singh’s busy schedule. The family members of Rinku-Priya, quoting Amar Ujala, told that now the wedding will be held in February 2026 and the new date of marriage will be revealed soon.

The report said that the family had booked the Taj Hotel in Varanasi on November 19 for the wedding ceremony. But Rinku will be representing the Indian team during November, in such a situation, both families have to extend the wedding date. It was also told that the Taj Hotel has now been booked again for February, but its date has not been revealed.

The engagement took place on 8 June

On 8 June, the engagement ceremony of Rinku Singh and Priya Singh took place. After the engagement, Rinku shared the post on Instagram and told that he had been waiting for this moment for a long time. Rinku was representing the Kolkata Knight Riders team in IPL 2025 some time ago. On the other hand, Priya Saroj is an MP from Machilishahar from Samajwadi Party seat in Uttar Pradesh. Priya’s father, stormy Saroj is also one of the veteran leaders of the Samajwadi Party.

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Rinku singh engagement: 8 June 2025, the date is when Indian cricketer Rinku Singh has engaged. She has engaged with Priya Saroj and she is going to get married this year. Please tell that Priya Saroj is an MP from Samajwadi Party. After the grand ceremony in Lucknow, now Rinku Singh’s first reaction has come to light. Rinku has shared a beautiful picture on social media, with which he also shared an emotional message in the caption.

Rinku Singh wrote in the first response after the engagement, “This day had been in our hearts for a long time. Waiting for about 3 years, which seems to be meaningful every second.” On Sunday, Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj received a lot of congratulations throughout the day. Now as soon as Rinku Singh shared this post, similarly the flood of likes and comments came on his post. Rinku Singh shared the picture with Priya Saroj when he raised his hand by wearing a ring. Let us know that more than 5 lakh people have liked this post in just 1 hour.

The engagement ceremony of Priya Saroj and Rinku Singh took place in Lucknow’s 5-Star Hotel Sentrum. More than 300 guests came to this ceremony, including Akhilesh Yadav, his wife Dimple Yadav, besides other veteran leaders of Samajwadi Party as well as Jaya Bachchan. BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla also blessed this new couple.

Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj have been engaged on June 8, while their marriage is scheduled on November 18 this year. The wedding ceremony is going to be held at the Taj Hotel in Varanasi, in which big celebrities related to cricket, Bollywood and politics can participate.

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Rinku singh priya saroj engine: Indian cricketer Rinku Singh has engaged with Priya Saroj. The engagement ceremony of both took place at the Centrum Hotel in Lucknow, in which big VIP guests would teach. Many other big leaders of Samajwadi Party, including Akhilesh Yadav, blessed Rinku-Priya. Apart from him, Jaya Bachchan, former cricketer Praveen Kumar as well as Piyush Chawla also reached the engagement ceremony. More than 300 guests are reported to have come to the ceremony. Wouldn’t you like to know how much expenditure was incurred in Rinku and Priya’s engagement ceremony?

How much did the engagement ceremony cost?

The engagement ceremony of Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj took place at the Central Hotel in Lucknow. This hotel charges different fees for small and large programs. Since Rinku-Priya was engaged in ‘The Fulkram Hall’ of ‘Centrum Hotel’, which is in millions.

According to the official website of the Centrum Hotel, the fare of the marriage hall is between 1-5 lakhs. According to a booking website, Rs 2,500 per plate is charged for guests in this hotel. More than 300 guests attended the engagement of the Indian cricketer. If the number of guests is considered 350, then only the fees of about 8.75 lakh rupees were charged for the plates.

One day fare in hotel

The fare for the stay at The Sentrum Hotel may be shocking for the common people. Talking about the deluxe room, the fare for two people stay here is Rs 11,500. The surprising thing is that the food system is not included in these 11,500 rupees. If a person also wants to eat food with the deluxe room, then the fare for a day increases to Rs 12,500.

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Rinku singh priya saroj engine: India’s Dhakad cricketer Rinku Singh has got engaged to Priya Saroj. Priya is an MP from the Samajwadi Party and her engagement with Rinku is in Lucknow. There was a gathering of VIP guests in this ceremony, including Akhilesh Yadav, BCCI Vice-President Rajiv Shukla and Jaya Bachchan. Meanwhile, a video is going viral, in which Priya Saroj is seen dancing but Rinku Singh kept standing nearby and kept watching everyone.

In the background of the video, the song ‘Nagara-Nagada’ of the film ‘Jab We Met’ was playing. Laughing and enjoying Priya Saroj showed tremendous dance steps, but looking at Rinku Singh, it felt as if he was shy. At the same time, the guests present around enjoyed the dance fiercely. Let us know that Rinku and Priya have known each other for one and a half years, first friendship which was later transformed into love. At the engagement ceremony, Priya Saroj was wearing a very beautiful lehenga of onion colors, while Rinku Singh was wearing a white sherwani.

Beautiful Video..Rinku Singh aur Priya Saroj Ka Dance pic.twitter.com/wucbt1lngm

– satyendra yadav (@_satyendrayada) June 8, 2025

Akhilesh Yadav also reached this engagement ceremony, who said that he has come to congratulate both families. In this ceremony, BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla also came to bless the couple, who described the pair of Rinku and Priya amazing. Rajiv Shukla also described Rinku as an excellent cricketer and Priya Saroj as a good MP.

Rinku Singh was last seen playing in IPL 2025, where he scored 206 runs in 13 matches playing for Kolkata Knight Riders. He was retained by KKR for Rs 13 crore before the mega auction. On the other hand, Priya Saroj came to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections to choose an MP from Machileshhar seat in Uttar Pradesh.

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Rinku Singh Virat Kohli Handshake: In the first match of IPL 2025, RCB defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets. But before that the opening ceremony tied Sama, in which Shah Rukh Khan, Disha Patni and Reason Aujla also came and added four moons. When the opening ceremony was in his final stages, Shah Rukh Khan also called Virat Kohli and then Rinku Singh on stage. Meanwhile, there was an incident when Rinku Singh had gone without joining hands with Virat.

Rinku Singh did not join hands with Virat Kohli

Shah Rukh Khan first called Virat Kohli, when the fans started shouting slogans of ‘Kohli Kohli’. After that, Shah Rukh called Rinku Singh on stage to make the KKR team’s hyp. Rinku climbed on the stage and joined hands with Shahrukh Khan. Virat Kohli tried to extend his hand, but Rinku went ahead without handing them. Its video is becoming fiercely viral on social media.

Lord Rinku Singh Ignore Virat Kohli #Rinkusingh #KingViratkohli #Viratkohli #IPL2025 #Iplonjiostar pic.twitter.com/qqao1wowie

– Bindas chhora (@bindas_chhora07) March 23, 2025

Shahrukh Khan filled the audience excited

Bollywood’s King Shah Rukh Khan started the IPL 2025 opening ceremony. He increased the enthusiasm of the audience by giving a speech in an energy. The fun moment was seen when Rinku and Virat also danced to the songs ‘Lut Put Gaya’ and ‘Jhoomhe Jo Pathan’.

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