India Nationwide Cricket Group star batter Rinku Singh goes by way of probably the most painful section of his life. Truly, Rinku Singh’s father handed away on February 27, 2026, in Larger Noida after battling most cancers for a very long time. The heartbreaking information has shaken the Indian cricket fraternity.
BCCI reacts to the demise of Rinku Singh’s father
Rinku instantly flew again residence from the T20 World Cup 2026 camp when his father’s situation turned essential. He stayed together with his household in the course of the robust time and later returned to Chennai to rejoin the Indian squad, which confirmed his dedication regardless of the emotional ache.
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BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla additionally reacted to the tragic information. He expressed mourning and mentioned the loss is extraordinarily heartbreaking. He talked about that Rinku’s father had struggled for a very long time and that the household had confronted many hardships through the years.
Rajeev Shukla was quoted as saying by ANI, “The information of Rinku Singh’s father’s passing may be very heartbreaking. He had been ailing for a yr… He struggled loads in his life… Rinku can be very upset… That is very unhappy… I pay my tributes to him.”
#WATCH | Delhi: On the demise of cricketer Rinku Singh’s father, BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla says, “The information of Rinku Singh’s father’s passing may be very heartbreaking. He had been ailing for a yr… He struggled loads in his life… Rinku can be very upset… That is very… pic.twitter.com/b9zYuRyMIu
— ANI (@ANI) February 27, 2026
Rinku Singh prone to miss the essential Tremendous 8 conflict in opposition to the West Indies
In the meantime, Rinku didn’t characteristic within the Tremendous 8 conflict of the T20 World Cup 2026 in opposition to Zimbabwe. India went with Sanju Samson within the taking part in XI, forcing him to heat the bench. Now questions come up about whether or not Rinku will characteristic within the essential Tremendous 8 conflict with West Indies in Kolkata.
A Revsportz journalist shared that “Rinku’s participation within the Kolkata sport appears unlikely” following the demise of his father on Friday morning.
Rinku’s participation within the Kolkata sport appears unlikely
— Rohit Juglan (@rohitjuglan) February 27, 2026
Nevertheless, the left-handed batter has to this point had a modest marketing campaign within the T20 World Cup 2026. He has scored 24 runs in 5 innings and stayed not out twice. His numbers within the format haven’t been spectacular in 2026. In 10 T20 internationals this yr, Rinku has made 115 runs.
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India now heads to Kolkata for a must-win Tremendous 8 match in opposition to the West Indies on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the place a victory will seal a semi-final spot together with South Africa.
Hardik Pandya and Abhishek Sharma energy India to a 72-run win over Zimbabwe
In the meantime, India performed fearless cricket in Chennai and saved their T20 World Cup 2026 hopes alive with a large 72-run win over Zimbabwe in a must-win Tremendous 8 conflict in Chennai.
Abhishek Sharma gave India a flying begin with a blazing 55 off simply 30 balls. Sanju Samson helped him to set the early momentum with 24 runs off 15 balls. Ishan Kishan (38) and Suryakumar Yadav (33) saved the scoreboard ticking within the center overs on Friday.
Then, Hardik Pandya smashed an unbeaten 50 off solely 23 balls whereas Tilak Varma hammered 44 off 14 balls. Pandya and Tilak added 84 runs in simply 31 deliveries to assist the defending champions put up an enormous 256/4 on the board—the best rating of this match.
Zimbabwe fought laborious by way of Brian Bennett’s unbeaten 97, however Arshdeep Singh’s three-wicket haul helped India prohibit them to 184 for six. India will now need to beat West Indies in a semifinal spot.
