Rinku Singh (cricketer)
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Full name | Rinku Khanchand Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India | 12 October 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–present | Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Kings XI Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Kolkata Knight Riders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 May 2022 |
Rinku Singh is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League and for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed top order batsman and a right-handed off-spinner.
Early life
Rinku Singh, 3rd among 5 siblings, was born in a working class family to Khanchandra Singh who worked in an LPG distribution company. He spent early years in a 2 room quarter, near Aligarh Stadium in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, provided by his father's employers. During his early years he considered getting a job as sweeper to help his financially strapped family before running away to pursue a career in Cricket.[1]
Domestic career
He represented Uttar Pradesh at the Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 levels and Central Zone at the Under-19 level.[2] He made his List A cricket debut for Uttar Pradesh in March 2014 at the age of 16 and top-scored with 83 in that match.[3] He made his first-class debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 5 November 2016.[4]
He was the leading run-scorer for Uttar Pradesh in the group-stage of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 803 runs in nine matches.[5] He finished the tournament with 953 runs in ten matches.[6]
Indian Premier League
In February 2017, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab team for the 2017 Indian Premier League.[7] In January 2018, he was bought with the worth of 80 lakh by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2018 IPL auction.[8]
Rinku was ruled out of the 2021 Indian Premier League due to a knee injury and he was later replaced by Gurkeerat Singh Mann.[9] In February 2022, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[10] In this year's tournament match, he got his first Man of the Match award with a cheque of one lakh for 42 runs in 23 balls with a strike-rate of 182.61 against Rajasthan Royals.[11][12]
Suspension
On 30 May 2019, Singh was given a three-month suspension by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after he took part in the Ramadan T20 Tournament in Abu Dhabi without seeking prior permission to play.[13]
References
- ^ "Rinku Singh 2.0: Hungry, fearless and more determined". Times Of India. 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Teams Rinku Singh played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Central Zone: Uttar Pradesh v Vidarbha at Jaipur, Mar 5, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Punjab v Uttar Pradesh at Hyderabad (Deccan), Nov 5-8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "From irresistible Rajasthan to inconsistent Karnataka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 – Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2021: KKR's Rinku Singh ruled out with knee injury; replacement announced". CricketTimes.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "M47: KKR vs RR – Man of the Match – Rinku Singh". iplt20.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ Koshie, Nihal (27 March 2022). "Hard life of the ever-smiling cricketer Rinku Singh, KKR's rising star". Indian Express. Aligarh.
- ^ "BCCI suspends Rinku Singh for taking part in Abu Dhabi T20 tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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