Key Highlights
- Rinku, who is part of India's T20 World Cup squad, left Chennai at 5:00 am to rush to New Delhi for the last rites of Khanchand.
- Khanchand had been admitted to Yatharth Hospital in Greater Noida on February 21 after his condition deteriorated significantly.
- He was placed on ventilator support before passing away in the early hours of Friday.
- Rinku had previously been by his father's side when his condition worsened, but rejoined the squad ahead of India's match against Zimbabwe at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday, though he did not feature in the playing eleven as Sanju Samson got the nod to play and open the batting alongside Abhishek Sharma.
- Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) chief Prem Manohar Gupta also condoled the demise of the cricketer's father.