Rinku Singh (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
TimesofIndia.com in Chennai: Indian batsman Rinku Singh has returned home due to a medical emergency in the family. It was reliably learned that his father had been undergoing cancer treatment for more than a year, and his condition had deteriorated in the past few days.The entire team trained in Chennai starting around 5.30pm today (Tuesday, February 24), but Rinko was noticeably absent.
The Indian cricket team hits the nets in Chennai
While there has been no official word about his absence from the BCCI training, TimesofIndia.com understands that he has already left the city to be by his father’s side. Rinku has been a regular in the playing XI during India’s ongoing T20 World Cup campaign. However, the southpaw has had a forgettable campaign thus far as he produced just 24 runs from five innings at an average of 8.00.It is not clear when he will join the team at this moment. In light of the current situation, his absence may force the research institution to explore other options.Business as usual for Team India in trainingIt was business as usual for the other Indian players in the nets. Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson all smashed long shots into the net, while Abhishek Sharma only hit long on with the ball.Indian paceman Jasprit Bumrah had a skill-based session with bowling coach Morne Morkel while Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj handed their arms to India’s top order.