With the India squad for the T20 squad being announced, one of the MAJOR names missing from the list was Rinku Singh. The dynamic and destructive middle-order batter who took the IPL 2023 by storm by hitting 5 sixes in a row was Snubbed from the Indian squad. Hardik Pandya will lead the side in the shortest format of the game against West Indies in a 5-match tournament.
Hardik Pandya to lead, Jaiswal, Varma earn call ups, No Rinku Singh for IND vs WI T20 series
Netizens vented out their frustration on social media upon seeing that Rinku Singh didn’t get his maiden call-up against West Indies in the T20 series. Apart from him, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Jitesh Sharma too didn’t have the opportunity in the squad.
Questions were raised after Kolkata Knight Rider’s standout performer was not present in the squad. Now the question is what could be the reason? Rinku Singh is currently at the NCA where he is improving his fitness. There can be a possibility that Rinku has injured himself and therefore doesn’t have 100% fitness.
Rinku Singh amassed 474 runs for KKR in IPL 2023 in 14 games and was arguably one of the best players of the team for the Kolkata-based outfits. He scored an almost impossible run chase against Gujarat Titans when he hit Yash Dayal for 5 consecutive sixes in the last over of the game to register a thrilling run chase.
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| India’s tour of West Indies, 2023 (T20I Series) | |||
| Date | Match | Venue | Time |
| Aug-03 | 1st T20I | Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad | 8:00 PM IST |
| Aug-06 | 2nd T20I | Providence Stadium, Guyana | 8:00 PM IST |
| Aug-08 | 3RD T20I | Providence Stadium, Guyana | 8:00 PM IST |
| Aug-12 | 4TH T20I | Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida | 8:00 PM IST |
| Aug-13 | 5TH T20I | Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida | 8:00 PM IST |
India’s T20I squad: Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Surya Kumar Yadav (VC), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya (C), Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.
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