Rinku Singh warms up prior to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between India and Netherlands at Narendra Modi Stadium on February 18, 2026 in Ahmedabad, India. (Photo/Getty Images)

NEW DELHI: India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak on Wednesday revealed that the left-handed batter Rinku Singh will rejoin the Indian squad by evening.“Rinku Singh is joining the team this evening, he went back home because his father is not well,” Kotak said while addressing the pre-match press conference on Wednesday, ahead of India’s must-win Super 8 game against Zimbabwe on Thursday in Chennai.

Earlier, TOI had reported on Tuesday that Rinku Singh returned home on Tuesday, owing to an emergency situation in the family.Rinku did not attend India’s training session at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday, while the rest of the squad members were present at the nets.Rinku’s father Khanchand Singh is admitted in a hospital in NCR in serious condition and hence the player had to rush back.Rinku’s sudden departure from the camp had raised doubts over the left-hander’s availability for India’s must-win Super Eights match against Zimbabwe here on Thursday.An underwhelming Rinku had made a duck in India’s 76-run defeat against South Africa at Ahmedabad, while he made six in the group match against the Netherlands in New Delhi.Before that, he made 11 against Pakistan, 1 against Namibia and six against the USA.