Rinku Singh's Biography And Interesting Facts.

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Birth Date And Place

Rinku Singh was born on 12 October 1997 in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.

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Education

Due to the poor financial condition of the family, Rinku Singh could not study much. Rinku Singh has studied only up to Class 9.

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Domestic career

Rinku Singh made his List A debut Uttar Pradesh At The Age Of 16. He has played 55 matches in List A cricket, scoring 1,844 runs. On 5 November 2016, He made his first-class debut for the Uttar Pradesh team in the Ranji Trophy 2016-17 

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IPL Career

Rinku was bought by KKR for Rs 55 lakh in the IPL 2022 mega auction. That season, Rinku played 7 matches and scored 174 runs at a strike rate of 148.72. In IPL 2023, Rinku scored 474 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 149.53 

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Innings Vs Gujrat Titans

On 9 April 2023, Rinku Singh created history in the IPL. He hit 5 consecutive sixes off 5 balls off Yash Dayal in the final over of the match against Gujarat Titans to give KKR a memorable win

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Team India Debut

On 18 August 2023, Rinku Singh made his T20I debut against Ireland in Dublin. He scored 38 runs off 21 balls with the help of two fours and 3 sixes in the second T20I against Ireland. He was awarded the Man of the Match for his performance.

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Rinku Singh Controversy

On 30 May 2019, Rinku Singh was suspended for three months by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for playing in the Ramadan T20 tournament in Abu Dhabi, as he had not taken permission from the board before playing in the tournament. 

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