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'Rinku Singh ko bhi tez gadi chalana sikhayega' - Fans react as emerging player meets Rishabh Pant in Bengaluru

Rinku Singh will be in action with Team India in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Ireland followed by Asian Games 2023.

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Emerging Indian batter Rinku Singh recently met the star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. Rinku and Rishabh also posed for a photograph, which was shared by the former on his social media accounts. Currently, Rishabh Pant is going through the recovery phase of the multiple injuries, he sustained in a horrific car accident last year in December 2022.

Speaking of Rinku Singh, he has been in the headlines of social media since the Indian Premier League 2023, followed by his selection in the senior men’s squad of Team India. He will be a part of the Indian squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Ireland and the Asian Games 2023. In these two assignments, the Men in Blue will be led by the star pacer Jasprit Bumrah, and star opener Ruturaj Gaikwad will be his deputy.

Here's a look at the India squad for the three-match T20I series against Ireland:

Jasprit Bumrah (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, and Avesh Khan

Team India’s squad for the Asian Games 2023:

Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Shivam Dube, and Prabhsimran Singh (wk)

Notably, Rinku was one of the star performers in the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League, while playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders. He aggregated 474 runs in 14 innings of the 14 matches, he played in the tournament.

Coming back to Rinku Singh’s meetup with Rishabh Pant, the former posted it with a caption, ‘Hustle > Struggle’ on his Instagram handle.

Here’s a look at Rinku Singh’s Instagram post for Rishabh Pant:

 

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The meetup of two young cricketing stars of India also attracted a lot of reactions from cricket fans. Fans hailed both youngsters for their heroic performances in domestic and international cricket, respectively.

Here’s how fans reacted:

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