India have been handed a major selection headache ahead of their must-win T20 World Cup Super 8 clash against Zimbabwe at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday, with batter Rinku Singh returning home due to a family emergency.
The development came two days before the fixture. Rinku was reportedly absent from India’s first training session at Chepauk on Tuesday, while rest of the teammates were present at the nets.
“Rinku Singh has flown back home from Chennai due to a family emergency. He did not join India’s practice session at the Chepauk,” the source close to the development said.
There is currently no clarity on when, or if, he will rejoin the squad for the remainder of the tournament. The report added that Rinku’s father Khanchand Singh is currently admitted in a hospital in Greater Noida and is in serious condition and hence the player had to rush back.
