do you know
who is rinku singh
?
BY - rivanshi rakhrai
Rinku Singh
is an
Indian cricketer
who currently plays for the
Kolkata Knight Riders
He was born in a
working class family .
His fathers name is
Khanchandra Singh.
He represented
Uttar Pradesh
at the
Under-16, Under-19
and
Under-23 levels
and
Central Zone.
He made his
List A cricket debut
when he was
16 years old
. In
2014
he top-scored with
83 runs
in that match.
He played for
Ranji Trophy
in
November 2016
In
2017,
he was bought by the
Kings XI Punjab team
for the
Indian Premier League
I
n
2018,
he was bought with the
worth of 80 lakh
by the
Kolkata Knight Riders
in the 2018
IPL auction
In
2021,
he was replaced by
Gurkeerat Singh Mann
due to his
knee injury
This year, he got his
first Man of the Match award
with a cheque of
one lakh
for
42 runs in 23 balls
with a
strike-rate of 182.61
On
9 April 2023
, Rinku achieved a
record-breaking feat in an IPL
match against
Gujarat Titans
, smashing
5 sixes