Star India batter Rinku Singh was seen at the airport with his fiancée, MP Priya Saroj, following India’s victory in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 final against New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, March 8.
The Men in Blue delivered a dominant performance in the summit clash, registering a huge 96-run win after posting 255 to secure their record third T20 World Cup title. After the triumph, when Rinku returned on Monday, March 9, he was welcomed at the airport by Priya Saroj.
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav was also seen arriving alongside him. Watch the video here:
Rinku Singh Forgot his wife is also with him
Her wife Instantly said Did you forget me
Rinku being Rinku 😭 pic.twitter.com/K844saP1lY— Gagan Choudhary (@choudhary_99415) March 10, 2026
Rinku Singh featured in five matches during the tournament and managed to score 24 runs. Overall, the left-handed batter has played 45 T20Is, accumulating 665 runs in 33 innings at an average of 39.11 and a strike rate of 155.73, including three half-centuries.
Rinku Singh Set To Return In Indian Premier League 2026
Rinku Singh is set to return to action in the upcoming Indian Premier League 2026 season, which is scheduled to start on March 28. The left-handed batter will once again represent the three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders. So far, the 28-year-old has featured in 59 matches in the league, all for KKR.
The middle-order batter has accumulated 1099 runs in 51 innings at an average of 30.52 and a strike rate of 145.17, including four half-centuries, with his highest score being an unbeaten 67. Meanwhile, KKR will look to make a strong comeback after a disappointing 2025 campaign, where they ended eighth on the points table with 12 points from 14 matches.
Here’s the Knight Riders’ full squad for IPL 2026:
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Harshit Rana, Finn Allen, Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Varun Chakaravarthy, Matheesha Pathirana, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Cameron Green, Tejasvi Singh, Tim Seifert (wk), Rahul Tripathi, Kartik Tyagi, Daksh Kamra, Sarthak Ranjan, Prashant Solanki, Akash Deep, Rachin Ravindra.
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