Rinku Singh’s emotional note for late father after WC win:Indian cricketer says, ‘field par bas aapka sapna poora karne ki koshish kar raha tha’

Indian cricketer Rinku Singh made an emotional post for his late father, Khanchand Singh, after winning the T20 World Cup 2026. India won the title by defeating New Zealand by 96 runs in the final on Sunday. This match was played in Ahmedabad. Rinku Singh’s father passed away on 27 February during the T20 World Cup. He had been battling stage-4 liver cancer for a long time. After attending his father’s funeral, Rinku rejoined the team for the tournament. Rinku Singh pens emotional note for father Taking to Instagram, the Indian cricketer shared a note for his father. Sharing a photo of him alongside his father, Rinku wrote, “Aapse baat kiye bina itne din kabhi nahi nikale. Mujhe nahi pata aage ki zindagi aapke bina kaise chalegi… par mujhe har kadam par aapki zaroorat padegi.” (Never spent so many days without talking to you. I don’t know how life will go on without you, but I will need you at every step). Rinku further recalled his father’s advice and said that he was living out his dream on the field after rejoining Team India in T20 World Cup. “Aapne sikhaya tha ki farz sabse aage hai.. toh field par bas aapka sapna poora karne ki koshish kar raha tha. Ab aapka sapna pura ho gaya hai…. toh bas yahi lagta hai ki kash aap mere paas hote. Har chhoti badi khushi mein aapki kami khalegi. Bohot miss karunga aapko Papa… bohot zyada. (You taught me that duty comes first, so I was trying to fulfill only your dream on the field. Your dream has been fulfilled and I wish you were here. I am going to miss you a lot, Papa.) Rinku had met ailing father during T20 World Cup
Rinku’s father, Khanchand Singh had been battling liver cancer for a long time. It was stage four cancer. Last month, his condition became very critical. Rinku had gone home to meet his father during the tournament. But on 27 February, his father passed away at a hospital in Greater Noida. Rinku attended the last rites and then returned to the team. Rinku Singh’s fiance lauds his courage for playing T20 WC after father’s demise Rinku’s fiance and Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj lauded him for his mental strength after he opted to play the remainder of T20 World Cup following his father’s demise.
“Amidst this historic victory, I also saw the strength of a son standing tall for his father, his team and his nation. To play through one of the hardest moments of your life and still come out a champion takes a different kind of courage,” a part of her note on Instagram, read. Rinku Singh played five matches in T20 WC
Rinku Singh played five matches in the T20 World Cup, scoring 24 runs while having a strike-rate of 82.75. Even when he was not part of the playing XI, Rinku made an impact on the field by coming on as a substitute fielder on a number of occasions. He took five matches in the five matches in the tournament.