“His heart is broken”: Rinku Singh’s father breaks silence on son’s T20 World Cup snub. cricket news

Rinku Singh’s omission from India’s squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 came as a shock to both fans and many experts. The left-handed batsman has shown great form for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 and has been consistent with the bat and in the field since making his T20I debut for India. Rinku was not included in the 15-man squad but got a place in the reserves along with Shubman Gill, Avesh Khan and Khalil Ahmed. Rinku’s father Khanchandra Singh spoke openly about his son being dropped from the team and said he was ‘saddened’ at what happened.

“Umeedin to bohot thi aur isliye thoda dukh bhi hai. Hum mithai, patakhe laye the, socha that wo 11 mein khelega. (There was hope and that is why there is a bit of sadness. We brought sweets, crackers to celebrate, we thought Rinku would play in the first eleven),” he said in an interview with Bharat 24.

When asked how Rinku is feeling at the moment, his father revealed that the KKR star is a bit sad and had earlier called his mother to inform her about not being a part of the World Cup squad.

“His heart is so broken. He spoke to his mother and told her that his name was not there at 11 or 15. But told her that he was going (He is heartbroken. He spoke to his mother and told her that he was not picked in the 11 or 15. But he also said that he will be traveling with the team,” Rinku’s father said.

Meanwhile, India cricket great Krishnamachari Srikkanth was not happy with the selectors’ decision of not including Rinku in the 15-member squad.

“He has played match-winning innings in South Africa. Remember that match against Afghanistan in which Rohit scored a century? India’s score was 22 runs for 4 wickets, from there he scored 212 runs. Rinku played an important inning. When He has played his best for India, why do you need 4 spinners and you have made Rinku a scapegoat. ‘