Rinku Singh stands in silent grief, shoulders father's mortal remains in Aligarh
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India batter Rinku Singh performed the last rites of his father Khanchand Singh, who died after a prolonged battle with liver cancer. The cricketing fraternity also expressed condolences to Rinku and his family.
India batter Rinku Singh performed the last rites of his father, Khanchand Singh, who passed away after a prolonged battle with stage 4 liver cancer. He breathed his last at Yatharth Hospital in Greater Noida, where he had been undergoing treatment in recent days as his condition deteriorated.
Upon receiving the news of his father’s death, Rinku flew from Chennai to his hometown in Aligarh to perform the last rites. The India batter appeared numb as he shouldered his father’s mortal remains. In a video that has since gone viral, Rinku can be seen wearing a blue cap as he carries his father’s mortal remains to perform the last rites amid tight security arrangements.
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The heartbreaking development came while Rinku was with the Indian team for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. After initially travelling home when his father’s condition worsened ahead of India’s Super 8 clash against Zimbabwe, Rinku had rejoined the squad in Chennai.
He was not part of India’s playing XI for the Zimbabwe fixture, as the team reshuffled its combination for the must-win encounter. Sanju Samson and Axar Patel were brought in to adjust the balance, with Samson reinstated at the top of the order, Ishan Kishan moving down the batting line-up, and Tilak Varma assigned finishing duties.
Although he did not feature in the playing XI, Rinku remained involved with the squad and took the field as a substitute fielder during the match. So far in the tournament, Rinku has played five matches and scored 24 runs, contributing in his designated role as a finisher. With India set to face the West Indies in a must-win clash in Kolkata on Sundar, uncertainty now surrounds Rinku’s availability for the remainder of the tournament.
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