Rinku Singh Vice-Captain: Kolkata Knight Riders have made a big announcement before IPL 2026 by making Rinku Singh the vice-captain of the team. This is Rinku Singh's 8th season with KKR and now he has got this responsibility. Rinku Singh made his IPL debut for Kolkata in IPL 2018, in which he was able to score only 29 runs. In the next season, this player could score only 37 runs and after that Rinku played only one match and scored 11 runs but today this player is the best finisher in the Kolkata team and now he has been made the vice-captain.

Rinku Singh's IPL career

Rinku Singh has scored 1099 runs in 51 innings in IPL. His batting average is 30.52 and his strike rate is more than 145. Rinku has scored 4 half-centuries so far. This player has hit 56 sixes and 87 fours in IPL. Rinku has been with KKR for a long time and he is well aware of the environment here. This is the reason why KKR has given such a big responsibility to Rinku.

Challenge in front of Rinku Singh

Rinku Singh has got the vice-captaincy of KKR at a time when they are going through very difficult times. Recently he lost his father who was suffering from cancer. Along with this, he performed very poorly in the T20 World Cup 2026. This player scored only 23 runs in 5 matches. After the defeat against South Africa, Team India removed him from the playing eleven and he did not play even in the World Cup final. Team India won the World Cup but Rinku remained sitting on the bench. Rinku Singh is not in form at the moment but Kolkata has shown confidence in him. In such a situation, there will be pressure on Rinku Singh to score big runs along with this responsibility.