Rinku Singh to visit Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi today:MP Priya Saroj receives KKR batter at airport ahead of clash against Lucknow

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Rinku Singh reached Varanasi on Monday. Fiance Priya Saroj received Rinku at Babatpur Airport. Rinku was wearing a black colored t-shirt and trousers while Priya Saroj was seen in a pink Lucknow chicken kurta and blue jeans. Both will have darshan of Baba Vishwanath on Tuesday. Seeing Rinku Singh at the airport, fans started taking selfies and autographs. From here, Rinku Singh left straight for Taj Hotel. However, close ones say that first Rinku Singh will meet his fiance’s family members. See 2 pictures… Rinku Singh playing for KKR in IPL 2026 Playing for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), he delivered victory in Sunday’s match against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in IPL 2026. In the Kolkata-Rajasthan match, he scored an unbeaten 53 runs off 34 balls. He also led the team to a 4-wicket victory. Rinku got engaged to Priya Saroj in 2025, wedding is to take place after IPL India finisher Rinku Singh MP Priya Saroj are engaged. Both are going to take 7 pheras (wedding vows) in June 2026 this year. Last year, Rinku and Priya’s ring ceremony took place in Lucknow. Sources say that after the father’s demise, the family may reconsider Rinku’s wedding date. Earlier, Rinku-Priya’s wedding date had been postponed twice. The first date was fixed on November 18, 2025, but it was postponed due to a cricket series. The second date came out in February 2026, but had to be cancelled due to the World Cup. Rinku’s elder brother Sonu Singh had informed that the wedding procession will only take place when Rinku is free from IPL. The wedding will be held in Kashi. The reception will be organized in Aligarh. Now read the story of Rinku Singh’s struggle Rinku used to get worried seeing Papa work hard ?
Behind Rinku Singh’s success was hidden his father’s tough struggle. Khanchand used to work as a hawker at a gas agency in Aligarh. For the good upbringing of his 5 sons and daughter, he delivered cylinders door-to-door for many years. Earlier he used to deliver on a bicycle, then he started delivering cylinders to people’s homes by tempo. In childhood, Rinku used to get worried seeing his father work so hard. He had promised that Papa…one day I will become your support and relieve you from this hard work. As soon as he became successful in cricket, Rinku also fulfilled his promise made to Papa. His mother Veena Devi takes care of household responsibilities. Rinku is the fourth among 5 brothers and one sister. The elder brothers are Sonu, Mukul and Sheelu. While sister Neha and brother Jeetu are younger than Rinku. His family once lived in Dangarh, Bulandshahr. Which later shifted to Aligarh. Rinku’s father said in his last interview – Son is a star… On the day of the India-Pakistan match on February 15 in the T-20 World Cup, Rinku Singh’s father Khanchand had spoken to Dainik Bhaskar. He had said that the match was good. My health was a bit poor. But as soon as the four was hit, I started feeling absolutely fine. He had said – I watched the entire match. Rinku is a star. If he had gotten more balls, he would have scored more runs. Rinku had scored 11 runs off 4 balls. He had hit one four and one six. Small scores in big matches are also very helpful, this is a matter of great joy. Family members had told that Khanchand was watching the match on his home TV screen. Seeing Rinku play, he became emotional. After this, he became distressed remembering Rinku’s early days. Then he had said that his son worked very hard to reach this far. But now everything is fine.