Former India opener Sunil Gavaskar, who has seen the rise of Rinku, reckons it is his average IPL 2024 form that has worked against him.

Kolkata: Once the BCCI announced the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup, the big surprise was the omission of finisher Rinku Singh. The KKR star was considered to be a certainty a couple of months back, so what has changed? In 15 T20Is, the left-hander amassed 356 runs at a staggering strike rate of 176.23 in 11 outings. Former India opener Sunil Gavaskar, who has seen the rise of Rinku, reckons it is his average IPL 2024 form that has worked against him.

“Maybe his form in this particular edition of the IPL hasn’t been great. He hasn’t had that many opportunities (with KKR), maybe that’s the reason why they’ve (selectors) not picked him,” Gavaskar told Sports Today.