Kamal Ghorui
NEW DELHI: Indian batter Rinku Singh shared a deeply emotional tribute to his late father after India’s triumphant T20 World Cup campaign, 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. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Taking to Instagram, the left-handed batter posted a heartfelt message remembering his father, Khanchand Singh, who passed away during the tournament after battling stage-four cancer.
“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,” Rinku wrote in Hindi. He added that his father had always taught him that duty comes before everything else.“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,” he continued, expressing how he wished his father had been there to witness India lifting the trophy.Rinku said every moment of happiness would now remind him of the void left behind. “Har chhoti badi khushi mein aapki kami khalegi. Bohot miss karunga aapko Papa… bohot zyada.”His father passed away at a hospital in Greater Noida. The funeral was held in Aligarh, where a large number of people gathered to pay their final respects. A grief-stricken Rinku was seen giving a shoulder to his father’s mortal remains during the funeral procession.
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Earlier in the tournament, Rinku had rushed back home after his father’s health worsened following India’s first Super 8 match against South Africa. He later rejoined the squad ahead of the clash against Zimbabwe.Though his World Cup numbers were modest — 24 runs in five innings — the tournament became a deeply personal journey for Rinku, who ultimately fulfilled the dream his father had cherished: seeing his son become a world champion.
