'Only finisher who can fill void left by great MS Dhoni': Former Indian cricketer highlights bad snub from India's T20 World Cup squad

Former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu praised rising young star Rinku Singh following his snub from the recently announced Indian squad for the T20 World Cup 2024. He said Rinku is the only finisher that can fill the void in the Indian cricket team left by legendary skipper MS Dhoni. BCCI's decision to not consider the KKR star for the 15-member squad has left many people shocked as he has been one of the most consistent performers for Team India in T20 Internationals.

Navjot Singh Sidhu on Rinku Singh

Rinku Singh has scored 356 runs in his 11 T20I innings with an astonishing strike rate of 176.23. He also got an impressive average of 89. Navjot Singh Sidhu reacted to India's T20 World Cup squad and said Rinku is the only player who can fill Dhoni's void in the Indian team.

“Rinku Singh, the only finisher in Indian cricket who can fill the void left by the great Dhoni !#Rinkusingh,” wrote Navjot Singh Sidhu from their official ‘X’ account formerly known as Twitter.

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India’s T20 World Cup squad

Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
 

Reserves - Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan.
 

How can Rinku Singh still play in T20 World Cup 2024?

As per the International Cricket Council rules, all 20 teams that are participating in the T20 World Cup 2024 are supposed to submit their squads to ICC. However, they are allowed to make changes in their team by May 25. So, if someone from the announced Indian squad rules out of the mega tournament due to some reason. Rinku or any other available reserve can take their place in the squad.

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