Overview
- The BCCI released a pre-match huddle clip in which Gautam Gambhir praised Rinku Singh’s return and told him, “you are not alone.”
- Gambhir urged his players to embrace pressure and choose positive options before the Super 8 game against the West Indies.
- Rinku’s father, Khanchand Singh, died on February 27 after stage-4 liver cancer treatment at a Greater Noida hospital, and the player performed last rites in Aligarh before rejoining the squad.
- Rinku was present in the Kolkata dugout for the West Indies clash but was not included in the Playing XI. India defeated the West Indies to secure a semifinal place, powered by Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 97, and will face England on March 5 at Wankhede Stadium.