'I don’t like being tagged as...'- Rinku Singh reveals his dream ahead of Asia Cup 2025

Rinku Singh found his natural run-scoring knack ahead of the Asia Cup 2025 through the ongoing Uttar Pradesh T20 League with Meerut Mavericks. In this tournament, the swashbuckling batter has played multiple blistering innings, including a mind-blowing century. Rinku started to make headlines from the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) because of his hard-hitting abilities.

After playing multiple match-winning knocks for KKR, the UP-born got the chance to represent India in T20Is. After making the T20I debut in 2023, the batter has already played 33 Twenty20 Internationals. As of now, cricket fans marked Rinku as a T20 format batsman. Though the 27-year-old himself has a slightly different aim, a broader aim. During a recent interview, Rinku revealed that he does not want to limit himself as a one-format cricketer. Mentioning his domestic cricket stats, Singh revealed that he wants to represent India in Test cricket as well. 

"I know fans love it when I hit sixes & I’m really grateful for that, but my Ranji Trophy average is also very good; I average over 55 there. I really enjoy playing red-ball cricket. I’ve also played two ODIs for India and did well in one of them. So, it’s not like I’m only a T20 player. I believe I can perform in every format if I get the chance," Rinku Singh said. 

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Rinku wants to play Test matches as well

He continued, "I don’t like being tagged as a one-format player; I see myself as an all-format player. My dream is to play Test cricket for India, & if I get the opportunity, I’ll be ready to grab it."

Notably, he was the leading run-scorer for Uttar Pradesh in the group stage of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 803 runs in nine matches. He finished the tournament with 953 runs in ten matches. In first-class cricket, the right-handed batter accumulated a total of 3,336 runs at an average of 54.68 in 50 games.