New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Rinku Singh sent a strong message to Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Gautam Gambhir ahead of the Asia Cup 2025 with a blistering hundred in the ongoing UP T20 League at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Leading Meerut Mavericks from the front, captain Rinku slammed eight sixes for his 48-ball 108 not out in his side' six-wicket win over Gaur Gorakhapur Lions.

Chasing 168 runs, Meerut Mavericks were four wickets down for just 38 runs in the eighth over. Unleashing a brutal assault on the Gaur Gorakhapur Lions bowlers, Rinku first raced to his fifty in just 32 balls before taking another 13 deliveries for his next fifty runs at a strike rate of 225 to lead Meerut Mavericks to victory with seven balls to spa...