Rinku Singh Joins Team India: Rinku Singh had shouldered his father’s bier on 27 February. Shortly after that, Rinku is going to reach Kolkata and join Team India. According to The Indian Express, Rinku will reach Kolkata from Aligarh and will be available to play the match against West Indies on Sunday.

On the morning of 27 February, Rinku Singh’s father Khanchand Singh breathed his last at Yatharth Hospital in Greater Noida. He was suffering from fourth stage liver cancer and was on ventilator support for the last several days. Rinku and all her brothers were present there during the funeral of Khanchand Singh.

Rinku Singh will reach Kolkata

On March 1, the Super-8 match between India and West Indies will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. According to The Indian Express, one of Rinku’s brothers told that Rinku has left for Kolkata. According to the same report, the source said that Rinku Singh came to Delhi by air and then reached Aligarh. Rinku Singh’s elder brother Sonu cremated the dead body of his father, Khanchand.

‘Do or die’ match for India

India has to play a do or die match with West Indies on March 1. Whoever wins this match will enter the semi-finals. South Africa has already made it to the semi-finals from the first group of Super-8, while Zimbabwe is out. The second team from this group will be decided after the India vs West Indies match.

Let us remind you that Rinku Singh could not play in the match against Zimbabwe. In his place, Sanju Samson got a chance in the playing eleven. While opening, Sanju scored 24 runs in 15 balls. Now it will be worth seeing whether Rinku gets a chance in the match against West Indies or not.

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Indian cricketer Rinku Singh’s father, Khanchand Singh, died on 27 February. Rinku shouldered his father’s bier and attended his funeral. Many people were present there during the funeral procession and funeral of Khanchand Singh.

Rinku Singh’s father breathed his last at Yatharth Hospital in Greater Noida at around 5 am on 27th February. He was suffering from liver cancer for a long time. When Khanchand was admitted in the hospital, there was news of improvement in his health, but on the morning of 27 February, a mountain of sorrow fell on Rinku’s family.

#WATCH | Aligarh, UP: Cricketer Rinku Singh gives a shoulder to the mortal remains of his father, Khanchand Singh in his funeral procession.

Khanchand Singh passed away at Yatharth Hospital in Greater Noida earlier this morning after battling fourth-stage cancer. pic.twitter.com/dsHBgG6UIj

— ANI (@ANI) February 27, 2026

elder brother lit the funeral pyre

Rinku Singh’s father died in Greater Noida, after which his mortal remains were brought to Aligarh. Rinku was present with Team India in Chennai, but as soon as he got the news of his father’s demise, he left for Aligarh. Rinku’s elder brother Sonu Singh cremated the dead body of his father Khanchand Singh.

Earlier, Rinku had reached Noida from Chennai due to deteriorating health of his father, but had rejoined Team India in Chennai the very next day. Meanwhile, Rinku could not play in the Super-8 match against Zimbabwe on 26 February. In that match, India had scored 256 runs, in response to which Zimbabwe team could score only 184 runs.

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The path to the semi-finals has become difficult for Team India in the 2026 T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, the Indian team has also suffered a big setback. Team India’s star cricketer Rinku Singh has left the tournament midway and returned home. Team India had a practice session at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday, but Rinku Singh did not participate in it. Apart from him, other players were seen practicing.

It has been told in the report that the health of Rinku Singh’s father has deteriorated. His condition is serious. For this reason Rinku Singh had to return home suddenly. 28 year old Rinku Singh is a resident of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. There is no update yet regarding when Rinkub will return and when he will rejoin Team India.

India’s match with Zimbabwe on 26th February

India’s next match in the 2026 T20 World Cup is against Zimbabwe. Even though Team India’s match is against a small team like Zimbabwe, this match is very important for India, because the Indian team has to win this match by a big margin. By the way, Zimbabwe has played very well in this tournament. She has also experienced two upheavals. Zimbabwe has defeated Australia and Sri Lanka in this World Cup.

Akshar Patel may get a chance in place of Rinku Singh

The match between India and Zimbabwe is to be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The pitch here is favorable for spinners. In such a situation, if Rinku Singh is not available then Akshar Patel can be included in the playing eleven in his place. With the arrival of Akshar, batting will not become weak and there will be more options in bowling. Akshar played the initial matches in the tournament, but then Washington Sundar was given a chance in his place.

Uttar Pradesh captain Rinku Singh played a brilliant century against Chandigarh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Before him, UP’s opener batsman Aryan Juyal had scored 134 runs, on the basis of which the team batted first and made a huge score of 367 runs. While chasing the target, Chandigarh team collapsed for 140 runs.

Under the captaincy of Rinku Singh, Uttar Pradesh won the first match against Hyderabad by 84 runs, in that too the team scored more than 300 runs. Batting first against Chandigarh in Rajkot today, UP batsmen performed brilliantly. UP is at the top position in Elite B group.

Rinku Singh scored 106 runs in 60 balls

UP’s first wicket fell early in the form of Abhishek Goswami (1), followed by a 96-run partnership between Aryan Juyal and Dhruv Jurel (67). Juyal scored 134 runs in 118 balls. After this Rinku Singh played a brilliant innings. Rinku completed her century in 56 balls.

Rinku Singh scored a quick 106 runs in 60 balls at a strike rate of 176.67. In this innings, Rinku hit 4 sixes and 11 fours. Thanks to the centuries of Aryan and Rinku, the Uttar Pradesh team scored a huge score of 367 runs.

Zeeshan Ansari did wonders in bowling for Uttar Pradesh, he took 4 wickets for just 29 runs in 7 overs. Vipraj Nigam took 2 wickets. The entire team of Chandigarh was limited to 140 runs. Uttar Pradesh won this match by a huge margin of 227 runs.

Rinku Singh included in T20 World Cup team

Rinku Singh has once again proved that the selectors have taken a good decision by including him in the T20 World Cup team. Talking about the international record of 28-year-old Rinku Singh, he has scored 550 runs in 25 innings played in 35 T20 matches, his best score is 69. He has played 3 half-century innings in T20 International.

Rinku Singh, playing for Uttar Pradesh in the group stage match of Ranji Trophy, scored his second consecutive century. He played a brilliant inning of 176 runs against Tamil Nadu, in which he hit 17 fours and 6 sixes. This is also Rinku’s best score in first class.

There is a lot of excitement going on in India’s prestigious first class cricket competition Ranji Trophy. Many big players perform brilliantly in this tournament and make a place in the Indian national cricket team, hence the players try to do well in it. Rinku Singh is also one of them, who has played for the national team but as of now his place is not considered confirmed. Meanwhile, he played an innings which could impress the selectors.

Played the biggest first class innings

Rinku Singh’s inning of 176 runs played against Tamil Nadu in Ranji Trophy is the biggest first class inning of his career. Rinku Singh, who played for KKR in IPL, had also scored a century in his last Ranji Trophy match. He scored an unbeaten 165 runs in the match against Andhra in October. Let us tell you that he also bowled in both the matches, although he could not get any wicket.

Talking about Rinku Singh’s first class cricket career, he has scored 3677 runs in 52 matches, which includes 9 centuries and 22 half-centuries. He has debuted for India in ODI and T20. He has scored 55 runs in 2 ODIs and 550 runs in 35 T20s.

staked claim for test team

The performance that Rinku Singh has made in the Ranji Trophy has forced the selectors to think whether Rinku Singh can be included in the Test team as well. Currently, the Test series is going on between India and South Africa, in the first match of which Team India lost while chasing the target of 124 runs.

Rinku Singh plays for KKR

Kolkata Knight Riders have retained only 12 players before the IPL 2026 auction, one of which is Rinku Singh. Rinku is the main player of the team, who was retained by the franchise for Rs 13 crore last year. The big thing is that before that his IPL price was less than Rs 1 crore.

Rinku Singh is currently in Dubai, where Team India will play their next match with Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 on 14 September. Earlier, Rinku Singh has made a big disclosure about his relationship with Dear Saroj. Let me tell you that some time ago Rinku and Priya got engaged, both were to be married in November but now perhaps they have been postponed till next year. Rinku told how those 5 sixes in the IPL also strengthened their relationship, because Priya started crying.

Rinku Singh hit 5 consecutive sixes in the 13th match of IPL 2023, that too when KKR needed 29 runs to win in the last over. Nobody felt that now KKR can win this match, but Umesh Yadav gave a strike to Rinku with a single on the first ball and he made his team victorious by hit 5 sixes in 5 consecutive balls.

Rinku Singh revealed after 2 years

Rinku Singh now recalled the incident for 2 years and told how he strengthened her relationship with Priya. Talking on the YouTube channel of Raj Shamani, he said that at that time Priya Saroj’s father did not know who I am. Let me tell you that Tutfani Singh, father of MP Priya Saroj, has also been an MP, he is currently an MLA.

Rinku Singh further told that when he played that innings, Priya Saroj became emotional. She was crying on the phone. Sachi Didi (wife of cricketer Nitish Rana) told me that Priya had become quite emotional.

Rinku further said that the day was very big for me. After 5 sixes, people started knowing me, so I felt that now things will be easy. Rinku told that at that time his father (stormy Saroj) did not know who I am. He was not interested in cricket either, so Priya’s father did not know much about me.

5 sixes changed their lives overnight

Rinku Singh’s life changed after Yash Dayal hit 5 sixes in this over, Rinku got recognition. He said that I got the fruit of the hard work I worked in the same match. Follers started growing on his social media. Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj can get married next year, both of them engaged in June this year.

Rinku Singh is included in the Asia Cup squad, who will join Team India to leave for UAE in a few days. Right now he is playing in the UP T20 League, in which he is the captain of Meerut Mavrices. On Saturday, he played an explosive innings in the match against Kashi Rudras, scoring an unbeaten 78 with the help of 6 sixes. Despite this, he did not get the player of the match.

Batting first, Kashi Rudras was able to score only 135 runs. Bowler Karthik Tyagi took 4 wickets for 33 runs in his 4 -overs spell for Meerut. Karthik was voted the best player of the match. Chasing the target, Meerut captain Rinku Singh beat the bowlers fiercely and won the target in the 16th over and won the team by 7 wickets.

Rinku Singh blew sixes

Rinku started with a careful, after 13 overs, his score was 25 off 33 balls, but then he increased his gear. He hit sixes and 1 four off 3 out of 4 balls of Atal Bihari Rai in the 16th over. In the last over, he had hit 2 sixes and 1 tight in Shiva Singh’s over. Rinku scored an unbeaten 78 in 48 balls at a strike rate of 162.50. In this innings, he hit 6 sixes and as many fours.

‘ in ekana tonight! 78* Off 48.

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– UP T20 League (@t20uttarpradesh) August 30, 2025

Rinku Singh’s great form before Asia Cup 2025

Rinku Singh’s form is good news for the Indian cricket team because he is included in the squad and is being seen as a finisher. In the UP T20 League 2025, he has scored 295 runs in 7 innings of 9 matches played so far.

India’s first match in the Asia Cup is with the UAE on 10 September. After this, there is a big contest with Pakistan on 14 September. Then the last match in the group stage is with Oman on 19 September. If India and Pakistan reached Super 4, the second match between these two will be held on 21 September.

Rinku Singh is playing a different level of cricket after selection in the Asia Cup squad. He played a century in a stormy style of 108 runs in 48 balls against Gorakhpur Lions in the UP T20 League a few days ago. Now on Wednesday, he has scored 57 runs in 27 balls against the Lucknow Feelaqs for Meerut Mavers’. He played 3 fours and four sixes in this innings played at a strike rate of 211.

Rinku Singh came to batting when Meerut Mevrix lost the third wicket for 73 runs in the 10th over. From here, Rinku along with Rituraj Sharma added 94 runs in 49 balls. Thanks to this partnership, Meerut’s team reached beyond 200. After Rinku was dismissed, Hrithik Vats wreaked havoc and played a cameo of 35 runs in just 8 balls. Hrithik hit two fours and four sixes in 8 balls.

This great performance of Rinku must have been increasing the concern of team management before the Asia Cup 20025. It will be very difficult to prepare the best playing eleven in the Asia Cup for management. Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya seem to be confirmed in the top-5. The team cannot drop Akshar Patel, in such a situation only one batting slot remains empty, that too for the wicketkeeper. In such a situation, it will be very difficult to bring Rinku into the playing XI.

Rinku Singh is raining runs

In the UP T20 League 2025, Rinku Singh has so far scored 199 runs in five innings at an excellent average of 49.75, including a century innings. It is also worth noting that Rinku has a strike rate of 177 in the current season. Rinku is currently the third highest run -scorer for Meerut Mevrix in the season. Ahead of them are Swastik Chikara (223 runs) and Rituraj Sharma (209 runs).

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IPL Much during viral Was done Video

IPL 2024 During Fans Many Video Shared, in which Rinku To Kohli It was seen asking for a bat from. These Clip Social On media Trend Became and people started feeling like Rinku Always Kohli Stay for the bat behind.

The matter came into the discussion when Rinku Done Kohli Broke the first bat given and then reached from them to ask for another bat. Whose Video Social Very fast on media viral Happened. all of these Video About now Rinku Has kept his own point and told what has been affected.

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This year Kohli Not of, the bat of these two legendary players Rinku Get

Rinku Admittedly, all this was in joking and love, but due to the constant attention of the cameras, he became a little careful and started to avoid doing so again. That is why IPL In 2025 Fans Tae them virat Kohli Walk around No saw. However Rinku Ko Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni’s bat was found this year.

Rinku Said, “This time (this timeIPL 2025) I did not show with Virat Bhaiya. Yes, I got Mahi Bhaiya’s bat and Rohit Bhaiya’s bat. It is a very big thing for me that such players got the bat. “

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Rinku Singh, who is involved in the Asia Cup squad, is currently playing in the UP T20 League. Meerut Maveryx captain Rinku got engaged to MP Priya Saroj this year. The marriage of both was fixed in November this year. In a recent interview, Rinku told how his conversation started with Priya, how met and when he thought he had to marry Priya.

27 -year -old Indian cricketer Rinku Singh plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, currently he is the captain of Meerut in the UP T20 League. After this he will leave for UAE for the Asia Cup. That is, they have a busy schedule, due to this, they are not getting married on the fixed date. However, now Rinku himself has responded to this.

Love story of Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj

Rinku Singh told in an interview that her conversation with Priya Saroj started from Instagram. Rinku had sent a message to Priya earlier, but she had taken the initiative from Priya and she liked some photos of Rinku.

Rinku said, “The story started in 2022, when the IPL was held in Mumbai due to Corona. I had a fan page, which put a photo of Priya. Some voting was going on in her village. I saw Priya’s photo and I felt good. I felt that it is perfect for me, I thought that I would not like it, but then I thought that I did not like it, I did not like my two photos and I did not like my two Started from there, immediately the answer came from there, I started in love with him.

When is Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj married?

Is your marriage this year? On this, Rinku Singh said, “What happens now when the marriage happens. Because domestic cricket is going on, it was said in November, but now we see when it happens. Even after November, the entire schedule is busy for 4-5 months after November.”