India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav addressed the talking point around Rinku Singh's exclusion and highlighting the versatility Shivam Dube brings to the squad.
Rinku Singh was part of India's recent T20I series against Australia, but only played in one of the games.
Rinku Singh showed his wares in the long-form game with a career-best 176 to help Uttar Pradesh secure the vital first-innings lead against Tamil Nadu in their Ranji Trophy game
In a massive move, three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders released their seasoned all-rounder Andre Russell and star player Venkatesh Iyer.
Sanju Samson only featured in the second T20I against Australia before being dropped.
Shah Rukh Khan celebrated his 60th birthday on November 2. The Bollywood superstar is also the co-owner of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders
Rinku Singh went past former stalwarts Rahul Dravid, Saba Karim and current Test opener Yashasvi Jaiswal in India's all-time highest first-class averages, with a minimum of 50 innings.
Rinku Singh was part of India's recent Asia Cup triumph. His first game of the tournament happened to be the high pressure final against Pakistan.
All the fans were left delighted after India batter Rinku Singh gifted a brand new electric scooter to his sister Neha.
Left-handed batter Tilak Varma rose to the occasion under immense pressure with an unbeaten 69 and guided India to a five-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan to win the Asia Cup for the ninth time