Rinku Singh, who was playing in the T20 World Cup 2026, suddenly separated from the team and went to his home. Actually his father’s health had worsened. He had to be admitted to the hospital, he was on ventilator. According to reports, the cricketer’s father is suffering from fourth stage liver cancer. After this, questions were being raised whether Rinku would not play in the match against Zimbabwe? When will he return to the team? India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak gave an update about him in the press conference.
Rinku Singh will join the team today
In the press conference held before the Super-8 match against Zimbabwe, India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak told that Rinku will return to Chennai by Wednesday evening and join the team. Consideration is going on to include Sanju Samson in the playing 11 of the team. Rinku will be available for playing 11 against Zimbabwe on Thursday. Let us tell you that Rinku has impressed a lot in fielding so far, but no big or good innings have come from her bat yet.
Rinku Singh could not open his account in the first match of Super-8 against South Africa. In this match, Team India lost by a huge margin of 76 runs, after which now it is necessary for India to win the next two matches. Along with this, Team India needs South Africa to defeat West Indies in the match to be held on Thursday afternoon, if this does not happen then it will be very difficult for India to qualify for the semi-finals.
India vs Zimbabwe match will be played on Thursday, 26 February at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. There will be two Super-8 matches on this day. South Africa vs West Indies match will start from 3 pm. Both these matches will be telecast live on the channels of Star Sports Network. There will be live streaming on JioHotstar app and website.
