Rinku Singh to lead UP in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Rinku Singh will lead Uttar Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, but he is not overthinking about the captaincy of Kolkata Knight Riders in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL). This leadership role comes at a time when Rinku's IPL franchise, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), has yet to announce their captain for the next season.

Rinku will captain a state team at the senior level for the first time. Earlier this year, he led the Meerut Mavericks to victory in the UPT20 League, scoring 210 runs



in nine innings with a strike rate of 161.54, primarily as a finisher. He has been a part of the KKR setup since 2018 and was retained ahead of the mega auction in November, along with Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, and Ramandeep Singh.

"I am not overthinking about the captaincy of KKR in the new IPL season," Rinku was quoted saying to ESPN Cricinfo. "I am focused on my plans for Uttar Pradesh, as I want my team to regain the trophy we had won for the first time in 2015-16."