'Uska Dil Tuta Hai...': Rinku Singh's Father Reveals Son's Heartbreak Over T20 World Cup Snub
The omission of Rinku Singh from India's squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024?came as a shock for?both fans and several experts.?The left-handed batter showed phenomenal form for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024?and?since making his T20I debut for India, he has constantly performed with the bat and in the field.?
Rinku?was not added?in?the 15-member squad?but?he did find a place in the reserves along with Shubman Gill, Avesh Khan and Khaleel Ahmed.?Rinku's father?Khanchandra?Singh?opened up about his son's exclusion from the squad and said?that?there was?'sadness'?over what happened.
"Umeedein 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 about how Rinku is feeling?at the moment, his father revealed that the KKR star is a bit heartbroken?and he?earlier called?his mother to inform her about him not being part of the World Cup squad.
"Uska dil toh tuta hai. Usne apni maa se baat ki aur bataya ki uska naam nahi hai 11 ya 15 mein. Lekin bataya hain ke wo jaa raha hain (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 travelling with the team," Rinku's father said.
Meanwhile, legendary India cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth was not happy with the selectors' decision to not include Rinku in the 15-member squad.
"He has played match-winning knocks in South Africa. Remember the game against Afghanistan in which Rohit scored a hundred??India?were?22 for 4,?from?there, they scored 212.?Rinku played a crucial Knock. He has given his all whenever he?played?for India.?This?is rubbish, rubbish selection. Why do you need?4?spinners? All of them have to go? You have made the selection to please a few people?and?you have?made Rinku Singh a scapegoat," Srikkanth said.
Rinku, the 26-year-old cricketer, will be?traveling?with the Indian team to the USA and West Indies, but as a backup player. Many fans and experts are disappointed because Rinku didn't make it to the?main?team.?
He's known for his powerful batting and ability to finish games. In just 15 T20 matches for India, he scored 356 runs with?2?fifties, at a very high strike rate of 176 and an average of 89. Despite his impressive performance, he couldn't secure a spot in the squad.
India Squad for T20 World Cup?
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashashvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav. Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal. Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan?
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