Rinku Singh warms up before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between India and Netherlands at the Narendra Modi Stadium on February 18, 2026 in Ahmedabad, India. (Photo/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak on Wednesday revealed that left-handed batsman Rinku Singh will rejoin the Indian team by evening.“Rinku Singh is joining the team tonight, he has come home as his father is unwell,” Kotak said at Wednesday’s pre-match press conference ahead of India’s must-win Super 8 match against Zimbabwe in Chennai on Thursday.
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Earlier, TOI had reported on Tuesday that Rinku Singh returned home on Tuesday due to a family emergency.Rinku did not attend India’s training session at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday, while other members of the team were present at the nets.Rinku’s father Khanchand Singh is admitted to a hospital in NCR in a serious condition, hence the player had to rush back.Rinku’s sudden exit from the camp raised doubts over the left-hander’s availability for India’s must-win Super Eights match against Zimbabwe on Thursday.A stunning Rinku made a duck in India’s 76-run defeat against South Africa in Ahmedabad, while he dropped six in the group match against the Netherlands in New Delhi.Before that he played 11 against Pakistan, 1 against Namibia and six against USA.
