Rinku Singh included in India B
Rinku Singh included in India B: The Indian Premier League has been a prestigious platform for many players over the years and it has continued to produce many undiscovered talents into superstars. Many domestic players have regularly performed their best in the IPL season and one such player Rinku Singh has been making waves in the cricket world. Rinku first gained his stardom when he struck 5-Sixes in the final over to take his team over the line.
Now after BCCI announced the 16-member squad for the Bangladesh test series, a few of the Indian team stars withdrew from the tournament as so as a replacement the BCCI announced the inclusion of Rinku Singh in the India B team team for the rest of the Duleep Trophy season. In moves come as a major surprise as the IPL star is known for his explosive powers in the T20 formats.
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Rinku Singh who has been part of KKR in the IPL has shown immense talent and in the few matches that he played for India, he performed well. Now with star players leaving for international duties the domestic sensation from Uttar Pradesh has been included in the India B squad for the second round of the Duleep Trophy season.
What is the Future of Rinku Singh in the Duleep Trophy?
With many players leaving for the Bangladesh test series the inclusion of the domestic players has created a buzz among the cricket audience in India. Players like Rinku Singh, Suyash Prabhudessai, and Himanshu Mantri have been added to the India B team for the second round of Duleep Trophy matches.
From the India B team players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Yash Dayal and Sarfaraz Khan have all been excluded as they will be part of the 16-member squad for the two-match test series against Bangladesh. Especially the inclusion of Rinku Singh has sparked many reactions among the fans as they believe Rinku Singh has the potential to become a great finisher and his power-hitting strokes definitely attract a large group of audience.
If we look at Rinku Singh’s stats in List A cricket, he has played 52 innings where he smashed a total of 1899 runs with an impressive batting average of 48.69. Even though he has a pretty good record in the domestic circuit, his stats definitely don’t justify his skills as he bats down the order and often uses a finisher.
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Is Rinku Singh the perfect fit For India B Team?
The youngster Rinku Singh now has a wonderful opportunity to prove his skills in the red-ball format, where if he plays consistent cricket and impresses the sectors then it is sure that he will also be included into the senior men’s test team. So let’s hope that Rinku performs well and gets his well-deserved spot in the India team.
Updated India B squad For Remaining Duleep Trophy:
Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Sarfaraz Khan, Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (WK), Suyash Prabhudessai, Rinku Singh, Himanshu Mantri (WK)
