Rinku Singh (cricketer)
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Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
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| Full name | Rinku Khanchand Singh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 October 1997 Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Middle-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 254) | 19 December 2023 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 21 December 2023 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 107) | 18 August 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 22 February 2026 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2014–present | Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 February 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rinku Khanchand Singh (born 12 October 1997) is an Indian cricketer, who plays for the India national cricket team. He is a left-handed middle order batter and an occasional right-arm off break bowler. He was a member of the Indian team that won the 2026 T20 World Cup, 2025 Asia Cup, and the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games. He represents Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.
Rinku Singh was born on 12 October 1997 in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.[1] He is the third of five siblings. His father, Khanchand Singh, worked in an gas cylinder distribution company, and during his early years, the family lived in a two-bed room accommodation provided by his father's employer.[2]
On 8 June 2025, Singh got engaged to politician Priya Saroj in Lucknow.[3][4] In the same month, he was appointed as an officer in the state education department under the sports quota.[5][6]
Domestic career
Singh represented Uttar Pradesh at the under-16, under-19 and under-23 levels; and also played for Central Zone at the under-19 level.[7] He made his List A debut for Uttar Pradesh on 5 March 2014 against Vidarbha and top-scored with 83 runs in the match.[8] On 5 November 2016, he made his first-class debut against Hyderabad in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy.[9] He was the leading run-scorer for Uttar Pradesh in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 953 runs in ten matches.[10][11]
Franchise career
Singh was bought by Kings XI Punjab in the auction held in February 2017 ahead of the 2017 Indian Premier League.[12] He was released a season later, and in the auction held in January 2018, he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹8 million (equivalent to ₹11 million or US$130,000 in 2023).[13] On 30 May 2019, he was given a three-month suspension by the Board of Control for Cricket in India after he took part in a T20 Tournament in Abu Dhabi without seeking prior permission from the board.[14]
Singh was ruled out of the 2021 Indian Premier League due to a knee injury and was replaced by Gurkeerat Singh Mann in the Knight Riders' squad.[15] In February 2022, he was retained by the Knight Riders ahead of the 2022 season.[16] During the 2022 season, he earned his first Player of the Match award after he scored 42 runs in 23 balls against the Rajasthan Royals.[17][18] On 9 April 2023, in a match against Gujarat Titans, he scored 29 runs including five sixes in the final over bowled by Yash Dayal, which was the highest number of runs scored in the last over to win a match in the history of the tournament.[19]
