Shahrukh Khan’s big gesture for KKR star Rinku Singh after the defeat in T20 World Cup. Look cricket news

As soon as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the 15-member Indian squad for the T20 World Cup 2024, there was no place for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) star Rinku Singh in it. The young middle-order batsman was not in explosive form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, playing only as an ‘impact player’ in most of the matches. But, as far as her form for Team India is concerned, Rinku has hardly made any mistakes in the 2 ODIs and 15 T20 matches she has played. Nevertheless, the selectors had to go with other options, and Rinku was left as the only reserve player for the showpiece event. As the cricket fraternity and fans sympathized with Rinku, KKR co-owner Shahrukh Khan was seen alone with her on the way to Mumbai.

Shahrukh, who has become one of Rinku’s biggest fans after watching her heroics with the bat for KKR in the last few seasons, is making sure that the batsman does not feel alone in these difficult times. Here is the video:

Shahrukh Khan with Rinku Singh on the way to Mumbai. [Viral Bhayani]

– Shahrukh always stays with his players in difficult times. pic.twitter.com/GS46CJm72b

– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) 30 April 2024

Rinku Singh ‘victim’ of Impact Player rule

The ‘Impact Player’ rule, which has made IPL competitions virtually a “12-a-side affair”, has presented a raw deal for power-hitter Rinku Singh, who has been denied a place in the Indian main squad for the T20 World Cup. Couldn’t make it. He just didn’t have enough time for sports.

The 26-year-old left-handed batsman from Aligarh, who caught the attention of the cricket world with five sixes in an over during the last IPL, replaced Shivam Dubey in the main national team while his name appeared among the reserve players.

Dubey got a chance due to more playing time for Chennai Super Kings during the first 10 matches of the league.

Those in the know of the selection meeting held in Ahmedabad on Tuesday unanimously agreed that Rinku was conveniently left out of the panel as he could not be fitted in the same 15 with Hardik Pandya and Dubey. could.

“There is no doubt that Rinku has paid the price for the impact player rule. He is clearly unfortunate. Hardik may be out of form but he is still India’s best seam bowling all-rounder and leaving him out would have been a risk because He is the only person who has bowled,” a BCCI source told PTI on condition of anonymity.

So how did the Impact Player rule become disastrous for Rinku? Kolkata Knight Riders considered Rinku as a finisher and he never got a chance to bat in the top five. In the eight innings before selection, he played only 82 balls, which is about 10 balls per innings.

The two Iyer’s – Venkatesh and skipper Shreyas – along with Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who is nothing but a power-hitter, got the majority of the overs, leaving Rinku with little to do in the end.

With PTI inputs