Rinku Singh
India · Kolkata Knight Riders
Left-hand bat · Right-arm off break
India's next finisher
Role
Middle-order Batsman
Batting
Left-hand bat
IPL Team
KKR
DOB
12 October 1997
Biography
Rinku Singh rose to fame in IPL 2023 with last-over five sixes against Gujarat Titans. A finisher for KKR and emerging middle-order candidate for India.
Career Statistics
| Format | Matches | Runs | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 8 | 152 | 38 | 105.4 | 0 | 1 |
| T20I | 30 | 600 | 35.5 | 158.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Test | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
🏏 IPL Career
50
Matches
1,300
Runs
36.5
Average
145
Strike Rate
Career Milestones
✨ Career Highlights
- ⭐Famous 5-sixes-last-over vs GT (2023)
- ⭐🏆 IPL 2024 winner
- ⭐IPL 2024 strike rate: 152+
- ⭐India's primary T20I finisher
Fantasy Cricket Tips — Rinku Singh
IPL 2026 captaincy, venue & matchup analysis
₹7.5 Cr
Middle-order finisher — high SR, game-changing potential
⭐⭐⭐ GL differential captain. High ceiling on flat pitches, risky on slow tracks.
Eden Gardens (KKR home — explosive). Wankhede (flat, high-scoring chases).
Chepauk (slow, spin-heavy; suppresses Rinku's power zones).
High GL differential. Most owners pick him low-ownership as filler. Deploy him as captain.
Chasing on flat pitch = Rinku ceiling 80+. Batting first slow pitch = fade.
Right-arm pace in death overs: Rinku's best hunting ground. Left-arm spin: fades.
Death overs IPL 2026: SR 158. IPL 2026 total: 320 runs at SR 149.
Finisher role means lower floor than openers. Target GL when KKR are chasing at Eden.