Rinku Singh

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Rinku Singh is an Indian cricketer who became famous after hitting 5 consecutive sixes in a 2023 IPL match against Gujarat Titans. He plays for Uttar Pradesh and Central Zone in the domestic circuit. He has represented Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League (IPL).Since his childhood, he was interested in cricket and used to play with his brothers and other boys in the neighbourhood.He got admission in Delhi Public School, Aligarh through sports quota after DPS principal Swapnil Jain saw him play unbeaten innings of 68 runs. Rinku Singh (right) with a friend during his school days.He dropped out of school after he failed in 9th standard to support his family as he belonged to a poor financial background.He was once offered a job cleaning a coaching centre; however, he did not like the job and told his family that he would focus on cricket to improve his familys condition. He later talked about this in an interview and said, My mom once told me that your father isnt supporting you, so why dont you get a job. I thought of taking a job to support my family at a coaching center near us. I thought Ill get a good job and went wearing a shirt and pant. But I was offered a sweeping job. They said you come and sweep in the morning before anyone comes, no one will get to know you do this. I didnt like that and I told myself Ill focus on cricket instead and I left from there. I worked hard and my hard work has paid off. [8]CNN-News18.Rinku Sing hails from a humble background where his father is an LPG delivery man and another side his brother is an Auto Rikshaw driver. Rinku Singh with his family.There are nine members of his family and they all live in a small two-room house located in the compound of an LPG distribution company. He later built a three-storeyed house; however, his parents still live in the small house.His father did not like cricket and wanted him to focus on his studies, and he even used to beat him with a stick to stop him from playing cricket; however, in 2012, he played in a tournament named Cricket World Cup organised by DPS Aligarh where he played against teams from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka and finished the tournament with 354 runs and 8 wickets. He won a Motor Bike as a Man-of-the-series award in a tournament in Delhi where his parents were also present in the audience. His incredible performance made his father his biggest supporter, and he never beat him again or stopped him from playing cricket. [9]Kolkata Knight Riders.He represented the Uttar Pradesh team in all three formats in various categories including Under-16, Under-19, and Under-23 levels. He scored 154 runs in his debut match in the Vijay Merchant Trophy.On 5 March 2014, he played his debut one-day match for Uttar Pradesh against Vidarbha at Jaipur in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and scored 83 runs off 87 balls.