UP government appoints Rinku Singh as Regional Sports Officer, CM Yogi Adityanath praises move
Rinku Singh has been appointed as a regional sports officer by the Uttar Pradesh government, a move praised by CM Yogi Adityanath.
Rinku Singh has been appointed as a regional sports officer by the Uttar Pradesh government, a move praised by CM Yogi Adityanath.
Taking to Instagram, Rinku shared a heartfelt note in remembrance of his father, expressing how he wished his father had been there to see him lift the T20 World Cup trophy.
One of the biggest selection debates ahead of the final revolves around whether India should persist with Abhishek Sharma or bring in Rinku Singh for the all-important contest.
India, chasing a second successive appearance in the final, face England on Thursday at the Wankhede, a ground where Abhishek has previously produced one of his most explosive knocks.
Head coach Gautam Gambhir addressed the squad and shared a heartfelt message with Rinku Singh before beginning his team talk.
Kishan’s maiden T20I century and a half-century in the series virtually forced the team management’s hand, making it increasingly untenable to persist with an out-of-form opener on the eve of a T20 World Cup defence.
Abhishek Sharma is batting as if the calendar never turned from 2025, Rinku Singh has slipped back into finishing duties with effortless assurance, and skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s much-discussed training-ground fluency has finally translated into match-day impact in the second T20I in Raipur on Friday.
The left-hander underlined his dominance with a Player of the Match performance in the opening T20I on Wednesday, blasting eight sixes and five fours, to power India to a commanding 48-run win.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar analysed spinner Varun Chakaravarthy’s performance and praised the team’s all-round performance in the first T20I of the five-match series against New Zealand as the Men in Blue clinched a thumping win in Nagpur and kicked off the final preparations ahead of the Men's T20 World Cup.
According to sources in the government, a month ago, former Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh had offered jobs to 11 players in various departments, in which Singh was given the opportunity to join the post of Basic Education Officer.
