NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia has confirmed that Rinku Singh will rejoin the India squad in Kolkata on Saturday ahead of the Super 8 match against West Indies cricket team in the T20 World Cup.
“Rinku Singh will join the team tomorrow in Kolkata,” Saikia was quoted as saying by news agency IANS.
Rinku had returned home following the death of his father, Khanchand, late on Thursday night due to liver cancer. He left Chennai at 5:00 am to travel to New Delhi for the last rites.
The 28-year-old cricketer, a resident of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh, credits much of his success to his father. Khanchand Singh, who worked in gas cylinder distribution in Aligarh, supported his son’s dream of becoming a cricketer despitefacing financial hardships.
Khanchand was admitted to Yatharth Hospital in Greater Noida. He was placed on ventilator support and passed away in the early hours of Friday.
Rinku had earlier been with his father when his health declined but had rejoined the squad before India’s match against Zimbabwe at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday. He did not play in that match, as Sanju Samson was selected to open with Abhishek Sharma.
Rinku, who was added to the World Cup squad shortly before the tournament, has scored 24 runs in five innings so far, including a duck against South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
India, the defending champions, will face West Indies in a virtual knockout match on Sunday, with a semifinal place at stake. The winner will join South Africa in the semifinals from Group 1.
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