Father - Khanchandra Singh, Mother - Vina Devi, Siblings - Three brothers, one sister
Rinku Singh is a middle-order batter from Uttar Pradesh who became a household name after hitting five consecutive sixes in the last over of an IPL match. His story is truly rags to riches. There was a time when his family was struggling with debt, and he nearly took a job as a domestic worker. But cricket changed everything. Kolkata Knight Riders bought him in 2018, and he never looked back. Rinku is also a sharp fielder and can bowl part-time offspin. He made his debut for India in 2023 and quickly proved himself as a reliable finisher in both T20Is and ODIs.
| Batting | |||||||||
| Tournament | Mat | Inn | R | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Avg | H |
| ODIs | 2 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 27.50 | 38 |
| TESTs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 33 | 24 | 546 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 31 | 42.00 | 69 |
| T20s | 166 | 142 | 3221 | 0 | 17 | 261 | 156 | 34.26 | 79 |
| List As | 62 | 56 | 1997 | 1 | 18 | 165 | 55 | 47.54 | 104 |
| First Class | 50 | 72 | 3336 | 7 | 22 | 388 | 39 | 54.68 | 163 |
| Bowling | |||||||||
| Tournament | Mat | Inn | Ov | R | W | Best | 5w | 10w | Avg |
| ODIs | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| TESTs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 33 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| T20s | 166 | 7 | 13.0 | 124 | 5 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 24.80 |
| List As | 62 | 12 | 52.0 | 237 | 11 | 2/26 | 0 | 0 | 21.54 |
| First Class | 50 | 23 | 94.0 | 309 | 7 | 2/11 | 0 | 0 | 44.14 |
Rinku Singh is best known for hitting five sixes in five balls against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023. His team needed 28 runs from the last five balls, and he pulled off the impossible.
He plays for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He was bought by Punjab Kings in 2017 but never got a game there. His career truly took off after joining KKR.
Yes, he made his T20I debut for India in 2023. Later that same year, he also played his first ODI for the country.
He was excellent. In the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy, he scored 953 runs at an average of over 105. He also did well in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, scoring four fifties and one hundred in just six innings.
Yes, in 2019 the BCCI suspended him for three months. He had played in a tournament in Abu Dhabi without getting permission from the board.
Yes, before the IPL 2026 season, he was named the vice-captain of Kolkata Knight Riders.
