BCCI can axe Rinku Singh from T20I team ahead of Asia Cup 2025: Report

The buzz around Rinku Singh started to gradually decrease as Kolkata Knight Riders showcased poor form in the IPL 2025. In the campaign, like the team, Rinku was also unable to justify his talent.

Pritam Santra
Pritam Santra

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The buzz around Rinku Singh started to gradually decrease as Kolkata Knight Riders showcased poor form in the IPL 2025. In the campaign, like the team, Rinku was also unable to justify his talent. The situation was also the same for Shivam Dube as well. Both prolific limited-overs batters were below in comparison to their full potential. 

Ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) can take a tough call about his future soon. Less than a month to go before the beginning of Asia Cup 2025; prior to that, the board will have to announce the full squad for the prestigious tournament. On social media platforms, there are some reports with multiple claims regarding the possible T20I squad of the men in the Blue Brigade. A recently published report has claimed that BCCI can take a hard call either on Rinku Singh or Shivam Dube. 

IPL 2025 performances of Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube:

Rinku Singh played a total of 13 IPL 2025 matches for Kolkata Knight and scored 206 runs at an average of 29.42. Unbeaten 38 was the top highest score for the lower middle-order batter, while his IPL career's best score is 67 not out and his batting average is 30.52, which is better than his last campaign's stats. 

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Dube's IPL 2025 stats are better in comparison to Singh's stats. In 14 matches for Chennai Super Kings, the middle-order batsman struck 357 runs at an average of 32.45, including a highest score of 50. His batting average of IPL 2025 is better than his overall IPL batting average, which is 30.47. 

Last T20I matches for India:

For India, he played his last T20I match in February this year against England, where he scored only 9 runs, and in the previous game, he scored 30. 

Against England this year, Dube, in his last T20I game, scored 30, and in the previous match,he bagged a 53-run innings. 

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