Rinku Singh with his father Khanchand Singh (Pic Credit: Instagram post by Rinku Singh) NEW DELHI: India batsman Rinku Singh shared a deeply emotional tribute to his late father after India’s triumphant campaign in the T20 World Cup, revealing the pain of celebrating the biggest moment of his career without the man who inspired his journey.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!The left-handed batsman posted a heartfelt message on Instagram remembering his father Khanchand Singh, who died during the tournament after battling stage four cancer.
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“I will never spend this day without talking to you. I don’t know how my life will continue without you… but I need you every step of the way,” he wrote to Rinku in Hindi. He added that his father had always taught him that duty came before everything else.“You taught me that duty comes first… I tried to fulfill my dream on the field. Now my dream has come true… I just feel like I wish you were there,” he continued, expressing how he wished his father was there to witness India lift the trophy.Rinku said that every moment of happiness now reminds him of the void he left behind. “Every bit of happiness in your life will be filled with me. I’m going to miss you so much, Dad… so much more.”His father died in a hospital in Greater Noida. The funeral was held in Aligarh where a large number of people gathered to pay their last respects. A grieving Rinku was seen placing his shoulder on his father’s remains during the funeral procession.
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Earlier in the tournament, Rinku returned home after his father’s health deteriorated after India’s first Super 8 match against South Africa. He later joined the team ahead of the clash against Zimbabwe.Although his World Cup numbers were modest – 24 runs in five innings – the tournament became a deeply personal journey for Rinka, who finally fulfilled a dream his father cherished: to see his son become a world champion.
