Priya Saroj and Rinku Singh get engaged NEW DELHI: Rinku Singh produced a memorable all-round performance for Kolkata Knight Riders in their dramatic Super Over win against Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday in another thriller of the IPL 2026 season, but the night also carried deep personal emotions.Reacting to Rinku’s performance, his fiancée Priya Saroj said, “Hum bohot khush hain. Aaj unhone (Rinku) played for father-in-law k liye, aaj unko hum bohot kar rahe hain, aur yeh unke liye hi hai, (we are very happy) we played him for my father today; today, and that’s all for him.)” highlighting how the knock was dedicated to his late father.Rinku’s father, Khanchand Singh, died earlier this year at the age of 57 after battling stage four liver cancer. The loss came during the T20 World Cup and forced Rinka to return home to Aligarh briefly for his last rites, a moment that clearly stayed with him.
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