NEW DELHI: Ajit Agarkar started his duties within 24 hours with his appointment as the Chief Selector of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Team India was announced last night for the 5 match T20 series to be held on the tour of West Indies.
Fans were hoping that Rinku Singh would also get a place in this, but everyone was surprised when he did not make it to the team. After the announcement of the Test and ODI squads, there was a continuous discussion that some new players would be given a chance in the T20 squad.
In this, Rinku Singh’s name was running at the forefront. After Rinku’s performance in the 16th season of IPL, many former players also considered him eligible to play with Team India. In this situation, the anger of the fans is being seen clearly on social media due to the decision of the selectors to ignore them.
During the 16th season of IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders team player Rinku Singh scored 474 runs at an average of 59.25 in 14 matches. Meanwhile, his average was 149.52. Throughout the season he was seen playing the role of a finisher batsman in the middle order for the team.
The selectors gave a chance to Tilak Verma and Yashaswi Jaiswal but have not yet given a chance to Rinku Singh. Rinku Singh has been doing well in the last few seasons not only in IPL but also in domestic cricket.
So far in first class cricket, he has scored 2919 runs at an average of 58.38 in 41 matches. It also includes 7 centuries and 19 fifties.