Rinku Singh (cricketer)

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Rinku Singh
Personal information
Full nameRinku Khanchand Singh
Born (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 24)
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–presentUttar Pradesh
2017Kings XI Punjab
2018–2020Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 26. 3 30 53
Runs scored 1,957 924 763
Batting average 63.12 42.00 20.62
100s/50s 5/12 0/7 0/3
Top score 163* 91* 56*
Balls bowled 282 198 42
Wickets 5535 7 2
Bowling average 30.00 17.42 45.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/11 2/26 1/11
Catches/stumpings 22/– 14/– 28/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 January 2020

Rinku Singh (born 12 October 1997) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL. He is a left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm off break bowler.

Domestic career[]

He represented Uttar Pradesh at the Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 levels and Central Zone at the Under-19 level.[1] He made his List A cricket debut for Uttar Pradesh in March 2014 at the age of 16 and top-scored with 83 in that match.[2] He made his first-class debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 5 November 2016.[3]

He was the leading run-scorer for Uttar Pradesh in the group-stage of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 803 runs in nine matches.[4] He finished the tournament with 953 runs in ten matches.[5]

Indian Premier League[]

In February 2017, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10 lakhs.[6]

In January 2018, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2018 IPL auction.[7]

Rinku was ruled out of the 2021 Indian Premier League due to a knee injury and he was later replaced by Gurkeerat Singh Mann.[8]

Suspension[]

On May 30, 2019, Singh was given a three-month suspension by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after he took part in the Ramadan T20 Tournament in Abu Dhabi without seeking prior permission to play.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Teams Rinku Singh played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Central Zone: Uttar Pradesh v Vidarbha at Jaipur, Mar 5, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Punjab v Uttar Pradesh at Hyderabad (Deccan), Nov 5-8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  4. ^ "From irresistible Rajasthan to inconsistent Karnataka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  6. ^ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  7. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  8. ^ "IPL 2021: KKR's Rinku Singh ruled out with knee injury; replacement announced". CricketTimes.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  9. ^ "BCCI suspends Rinku Singh for taking part in Abu Dhabi T20 tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

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