Aligarh, Feb. 27 -- Cricketer Rinku Singh's father, Khanchand Singh, who passed away at a hospital in Greater Nodia, was cremated on Friday in Aligarh with a large number of people paying their tributes.

Khanchand Singh, aged 60, breathed his last at a hospital in Greater Noida on Friday morning after battling fourth-stage cancer.

Grief-stricken Rinku gave a shoulder to the mortal remains of his father as the funeral procession made its way to the crematorium.

Tributes poured in from various sections of society over the demise of Rinku Singh's father.

Rajeev Shukla, Vice-President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said the loss was deeply heartbreaking.

"The news of Rinku Singh's father's passing is very heartbreaki...