Rinku Singh

Personal Information

Full Name Rinku Khanchand Singh
Born October 12, 1997 Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Age 27 Years, 1 Months, 23 Days
National Side India
Batting Style Left Handed
Bowling Off break
Sport Cricket

Ranking

Test ODI T20
Batting - 260 44
Bowling - 339 1161

Man of the Match

Test ODI T20 World Cup CL
- 0 1 - -

Career Information

Teams Played India, Central Zone, India A, India B, Rest of India, Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings, Uttar Pradesh, DY Patil Group B, Meerut Mavericks
Career Span

Rinku Khanchand Singh Overall Stats

Batting & Fielding Performance

M I N/O R HS 100s 50s 4s 6s AVG S/R CT ST Ducks R/O
ODI
2 2 0 55 38 v SA 0 0 5 3 27.50 134.14 1 0 0 0 2 IND India IND
T20I
29 22 11 507 69* v AFG 0 3 40 30 46.09 165.14 20 0 1 0 3 IND India IND
First-class
50 72 11 3336 163* v SER 7 22 388 39 54.68 71.14 36 0 5 1 4 - - -
List A
56 50 13 1844 104 v JHA 1 17 152 48 49.83 93.98 26 0 2 2 5 - - -
IPL
46 40 11 893 67* v LSG 0 4 67 46 30.79 143.33 29 0 0 1 6 KKR Kolkata Knight Riders KKR
ttwenty_non_domestic
20 20 6 426 64* v NOI 0 2 31 24 30.42 152.68 14 0 1 1 73 MER - -

Bowling Performance

I O M R W Best 3s 5s AVG E/R S/R Mtc
ODI
1 1 0 2 1 1/2 v SA 0 0 2.00 2.00 6.00 1 2 IND India IND
T20I
1 1 0 3 2 2/3 v SL 0 0 1.50 3.00 3.00 1 3 IND India IND
First-class
23 94 8 309 7 2/11 v TN 0 0 44.14 3.28 80.57 21 4 - - -
List A
9 38.2 2 151 7 2/26 v HAR 0 0 21.57 3.93 32.85 9 5 - - -
ttwenty_non_domestic
5 9 0 82 7 3/7 v KAN 1 0 11.71 9.11 7.71 5 73 MER - -

Rinku Khanchand Singh Profile

Ever since the beginning of the Indian T20 League in 2008, the competition has witnessed rags-to-riches stories almost every year. One of those highly inspiring stories has been that of Rinku Singh who is a left-handed batter from India. Hailing from Aligarh, Rinku started his cricketing career by representing Uttar Pradesh at the age-group level. Considering his performances at that level, he was fast-tracked to the senior level.

In March 2014, Rinku made his List A debut for Uttar Pradesh and later that month, he would go on to make his T20 debut. A couple of years later, in 2016, he made his first-class debut for Uttar Pradesh against Punjab during the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy season. In 2017, the Punjab franchise picked him up for the 2017 Indian T20 League season. However, he was released by the franchise after just one season. In the following year, the Kolkata franchise showed faith in him and acquired his services for the 2018 season. Even though the first season didn’t turn out to be great, his potential was evident and he was retained for the 2019 edition.

He stitched the loopholes in his batting with mentor Abhishek Nayar at the Kolkata academy during the off-season. The results were visible in his 2018-19 Ranji Trophy outing for Uttar Pradesh, where he ended up being the third-highest run-getter (953 runs in 10 innings) with four centuries in his kitty. Before the 2022 mini-auction, the Kolkata franchise retained him for the 2023 Indian T20 League season. The middle-order batter can also roll his arm over with his off-spin. Moreover, he is swift across the field and is a safe catcher. His skill set makes him one of the most exciting players at the moment.

Rinku achieved his ultimate goal when he was called up for the National side and his dream turned into reality. He made his T20I debut against Ireland in August 2023. He made his ODI debut against South Africa in December 2023. Rinku now is in a pole position to play the role of a finisher for India in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup.

From rags to riches Rinku Singh has come a long way. Rinku once had to reject a sweeper’s job offered to him and not to forget that his father, who is a gas cylinder delivery man wasn’t in support of him opting to pursue cricket as a career is now a renowned name around the globe.