Rohit Sharma’s gesture for Rinku Singh right after the press conference wins the internet. cricket news

India captain and Mumbai Indians opener Rohit Sharma spoke to Rinku Singh after the left-handed star batsman was dropped from the 15-player squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup. On Tuesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squads for the prestigious event, which will begin from June 1 in the USA and West Indies. KKR’s top finisher was left out of the squad for the prestigious event and was named as a traveling reserve, which surprised many fans as well as former cricketers.

While most of India’s team picked itself, there were some surprising calls, prominently the exclusion of Shubman Gill and Rinku.

After addressing the media at a press conference at the BCCI headquarters, Rohit chatted with Rinku at the Wankhede Stadium ahead of MI’s clash with KKR on Friday.

MI posted a video on Instagram, in which Rinku was seen smiling as Rohit approached the KKR star. In the next clip, Rohit was seen having a serious conversation with Rinku.

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Rinku managed to make it to the reserve list after scoring 356 runs in 15 T20Is for India at an average of 89 and a strike rate of 176.24. He has not been included in the ICC World T20 2024 team.

Chief selector Ajit Agarkar was also present along with the Indian captain during Rohit’s press conference.

On Rinku’s exclusion, Agarkar described it as one of the “toughest decisions” taken by the selectors. He described the decision as “unfortunate” for the 26-year-old hitter and claimed that Rinku’s exclusion was only due to the team’s desire to select four spinners.

“This is probably the hardest thing we have had to discuss. He has done nothing wrong in this case and neither has Shubman Gill. It is about the combination. As Rohit said, we are not completely sure What conditions will we get? So, there are enough spinners included in the team. I don’t think it has anything to do with Rinku Singh. Felt…at the end of the day, you can only pick 15,” Agarkar said.

Rohit also talked to KKR team mentor Gautam Gambhir and captain Shreyas Iyer.

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