Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Devajit Saikia expressed condolences to Indian cricketer Rinku Singh and his family after his father, Khanchand Singh, died following a prolonged battle with stage-4 liver cancer. 

Rinku, who is currently part of India's T20 World Cup squad, left Chennai at 5:00 am to rush to New Delhi, reported IANS. The left-handed batter is now believed to be on his way to his hometown, Aligarh, for the last rites of Khanchand.