Irfan Pathan calls Rinku Singh ‘unfortunate’, hints at end of road for him for T20 World Cup: ‘Hardik Pandya is back...’

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• The young batter had also toured Australia with the Indian squad for the T20I series but featured in the playing XI only once, a game that was washed out due to rain in Brisbane.
• As a result, he didn’t even get the opportunity to bat.
• Hardik Pandya returned in India's squad for South Africa T20Is while Rinku Singh missed out.(REUTERS) Washington Sundar has been picked for the upcoming T20I series against South Africa in place of Rinku, who was part of the Asia Cup squad, a move that again highlights head coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s preference for adding more all-round depth.
• Pathan felt that Hardik Pandya’s comeback from injury ultimately cost Rinku his place, and added that the squad chosen for the South Africa series is likely to form almost the entire core, about 95 percent, of next year’s T20 World Cup lineup.
• "Hardik Pandya is back so Rinku Singh is out.