Rinku’s moving tribute to father after T20 World Cup win

“Kash aap mere paas hote” (wish you were still with me), the left-handed batter wrote on his Instagram account. His father, Khanchand Singh, who helped fulfil his son’s cricket dreams despite a dire financial situation, died after battling cancer, before India’s virtual quarterfinal Super 8 game against West Indies in Kolkata.

The player from Aligarh further wrote: “Aapse baat kiye bina itne din kabhi nahi nikale. Mujhe nahi pata aage ki zindagi aapke bina kaise chalegi… par mujhe har kadam par aapki zaroorat padegi,” (I have never spent so many days without talking to you. I don’t how life will be without you. I will need your support at every step.)

He added that his father had always taught him that duty comes before everything else. “… field par bas aapka sapna poora karne ki koshish kar raha tha. Ab aapka sapna pura ho gaya hai…,” (I was only trying to fulfil your dream on the cricket field. Now your dream has been fulfilled) he wrote.