Fact Check: Is He Really Cricketer Rinku Singh's Father Who Is Delivering LPG Cylinders In Viral Video?

Young Indian cricketer Rinku Singh, who has proved the metal of his explosive batting on several occasions, has emerged as a key player for team India in the T20 format. The left-hander entertained the audience a lot during the recent T20 series against South Africa and Afghanistan, where he showcased some good hands and played match-winning knocks.

Though success never comes without a huge amount of hard work, and such examples inspire the next generation, it is not always only about the players' hard work, their families also go through really tough times and play a huge role in supporting them, especially during the lows. But once the cricketer bags an IPL contract or starts playing for the nation, the stories of rags to rich turn true in a day.

Sharing a similar story of hard work, a video is doing round the internet claiming that the man who is working as LPG delivery agent is cricketer Rinku Singh's father. But is it true? To find out the reality, team OneIndia scanned the reports and tried to match the faces of the man shown in the video and Rinku Singh's father Khanchandra Singh, as seen in the picture shared by the cricketer himself.

On comparing the viral video footage with a photo shared by Rinku Singh with his father. It was found that the claim is Right. The cricketer's father was caught on camera when he was on duty delivering LPG cylinders at a home in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district. The viral video shows how down-to-earth Rinku Singh's father Khanchandra Singh is and how much he loves his job.

What Rinku Singh said when asked about his father's job:

Last year, ahead of his international debut, Rinku Singh opened up by saying he had asked his father to quit the job of hawking LPG cylinders, but his father refuted saying he loves his job. If he sits at home, he will get bored. A person who has worked all his life, can't sit idle.