T20 World Cup / 'It's not Rinku's fault' - Agarkar's first statement on the young finisher's ouster

T20 World Cup: Rinku has performed well for some time now and whenever she got a chance in international cricket, she has grabbed it with both hands. Rinku Singh has not been included in the Indian team for T20 World Cup 2024. After this, Indian fans raised many questions on social media. Now Ajit Agarkar has given his first statement on this.

Agarkar said this

Indian team chief selector Ajit Agarkar said that this decision was the most difficult. It's not his fault. He missed out on a place in the T20 World Cup 2024. But he is included in the traveling reserve. He was close to making it. We thought Rohit might have an extra spin option, which includes two wrist spinners.

Rinku Singh scored so many runs for India

Rinku Singh made his debut for the Indian team in T20 International in the year 2023. After this he played many brilliant innings for the Indian team. He emerged as the most reliable finisher for the team in the last one year. The 26-year-old player has scored 356 runs in 15 T20Is for India, with a strike rate of 176.23 and an average of 89. Rinku Singh is known for his explosive batting in the death overs.

Has scored four half-centuries in IPL

Rinku Singh has not been able to perform as per his name in IPL 2024. In the current tournament for KKR, he has scored only 123 runs in 9 innings at a strike rate of 150. But last season he made KKR win many matches on his own. He has so far scored 848 runs in 40 IPL matches, which includes four half-centuries.