Rinku Singh is a left-handed batsman. who plays Indian cricket in the T20 format. He represents Uttar Pradesh at the domestic level and KKR at IPL. He is also an occasional right-arm off-break bowler. He made his international debut on 18 August 2023 in a T20 match against Ireland. Rinku Singh scored 83 runs for Uttar Pradesh A cricket at the age of just 16. He also represented Uttar Pradesh at Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 level and Central Zone at Under-19 level. He made his first-class debut for Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy 2016–17 on 5 November 2016.
Rinku Singh IPL 2025 Team and Price:
| Year | Price | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.00 Lac | Punjab |
| 2018 | 80.00 Lac | Kolkata |
| 2019 | 80.00 Lac | Kolkata |
| 2020 | 80.00 Lac | Kolkata |
| 2021 | 80.00 Lac | Kolkata |
| 2022 | 55.00 Lac | Kolkata |
| 2023 | 55.00 Lac | Kolkata |
| 2024 | 55.00 Lac | Kolkata |
| 2025 | 13.00 Cr | Kolkata |
Rinku Singh made his IPL debut in 2017. Rinku Singh was bought by Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) for his base price of Rs 10 lakh. However, After spending the entire season on the bench, Punjab released Rinku before the 2018 season. In the 2018 auction, Kolkata Knight Riders signed him for Rs 80 lakh.
Rinku Singh has been retained by the Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 13 crore in Mega Auction. His auction salary has increased 24 times compared to the previous auction. Where the KKR team bought Rinku Singh for just Rs 55 lakh.
Rinku Singh has been associated with Kolkata Knight Riders since 2018, initially being signed for ₹80 lakh. He was retained at the same price from 2018 to 2021. His price dropped between 2022 to 2024. After 2024, now in 2025, it surged dramatically, increasing 24 times.
Rinku Singh IPL Career Stats:
| Year | Match | Runs | HS | BBM | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 29 | 16 | – | – |
| 2019 | 5 | 37 | 30 | – | – |
| 2020 | 1 | 11* | 11* | – | – |
| 2022 | 7 | 174 | 42 | – | – |
| 2023 | 14 | 474 | 67* | – | – |
| 2024 | 15 | 168 | 26 | – | – |
| 2025 | 13 | 206 | 38* | – | – |
Rinku Singh, playing for Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers in 2018, did not manage to show his best performance, he scored only 6 runs. During his debut season, he was able to score only 29 runs in four matches. During this, his best score was 16 runs which he made against Chennai Super Kings.
In 2023, he came into the limelight by hitting five consecutive sixes against Yash Dayal of Gujarat Titans. Kolkata Knight Riders needed 28 runs in the last over. Seeing his hard hitting ability, the selectors included him in the national team.
Rinku Singh’s performance in 2024 was completely different as compared to 2023. He played 11 innings in this session and scored 168 runs at a strike rate of 148.67.
Rinku Singh International Career stats:
| Formate | Match | Runs | HS | WKTS | Half Centuries | Centuries |
| T20I | 33 | 546 | 69* | 2 | 3 | – |
| ODI | 2 | 55 | 30 | 1 | – | – |
Rinku Singh has played 15 T20 international matches so far. During this, he has maintained an impressive average of 79, scoring a total of 356 runs. Rinku has the highest average among players who have played at least 15 innings in T20 international cricket. He has scored two half-centuries for India. His best score has been 69 runs. He has remained unbeaten seven times with a strike rate of 176.24.
His first half-century was against South Africa. He scored 68* runs in 39 balls. Due to this inning, the Indian team reached 180/7.
He scored the second half-century against Afghanistan when four batsmen had already returned to the pavilion for just 22 runs. He scored 69 runs in 29 balls during that period. Rinku Singh has been dismissed twice for a score of less than 10.
Rinku Singh Last 10 innings at international levels 38 (21), 37*(15), 22*(14), 31*(9), 46(29), 6(8), 68* (39), 14(10), 16*(9), 9*(9) and 69*(39).
