The BCCI on Tuesday announced India's 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup. The main squad did not feature Rinku as he had been included in the team as a reserve player.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Reacting to this, his father was quoted as saying by Bharat24 that \"there were a lot of hopes and that is why there is a bit of disappointment. We brought sweets, crackers to celebrate, we thought Rinku would play in the first eleven. Still, we are very happy.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Yes, he is heartbroken. He spoke to his mother and told her that he was not picked in the 11 or 15. But he also said that he will be travelling with the team.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rinku have played 15 T20Is having scored 356 runs with the highest score of 69 at a strike rate of 176.24 and av average of 89.0<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India Squad for T20 WC: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/there-were-a-lot-of-hopes-he-is-heartbroken-says-rinku-singhs-father.JPG", "alt_img": "\u2018There were a lot of hopes, he is heartbroken', says Rinku Singh's father", "alt_title": "Kolkata: IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals ", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "\u2018There Were A Lot Of Hopes, He Is Heartbroken', Says Rinku Singh's Father On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "\u2018There Were A Lot Of Hopes, He Is Heartbroken', Says Rinku Singh's Father, After Rinku Singh: After Rinku Singh's omission from India's T20 World Cup squad, his father Khanchandra Singh said that the.", "seo_keywords": "Rinku Singh, New Delhi, After Rinku Singh, T20 World Cup, Khanchandra Singh, The BCCI, India Squad, T20 WC, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Vice Captain, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra", "tag": "", "tagging": "Rinku Singh, New Delhi, After Rinku Singh, T20 World Cup, Khanchandra Singh, The BCCI, India Squad, T20 WC, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Vice Captain, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "there-were-a-lot-of-hopes-he-is-heartbroken-says-rinku-singhs-father", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "1111", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-05-01 22:26:04", "updated": "2024-05-01 22:26:04", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Rinku Singh, New Delhi, After Rinku Singh, T20 World Cup, Khanchandra Singh, The BCCI, India Squad, T20 WC, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Vice Captain, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-05-01 22:26:04", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/there-were-a-lot-of-hopes-he-is-heartbroken-says-rinku-singhs-father-143769" }