Rinku Singh now engaged to Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj

Indian cricketer Rinku Singh got engaged to Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj on Sunday, June 8, in Lucknow. Their wedding is slated for November 18 this year.

Several pictures and inside videos from their private engagement party have now surfaced online.

Several notable personalities, such as Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, MP Dimple Yadav and Jaya Bachchan attended the ring ceremony of Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj.

Among them was Congress leader and BCCI Vice President Rajeev  Shukla who told PTI, "May both of them enjoy a beautiful life, this is a wonderful match. Each excels in their own field, and together, they will make a strong and successful pair.”

Rinku, 27, has played 2 ODIs and 33 T20Is for India in last couple of years and is an important member of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. The 26-year-old Priya is a first time MP from Jaunpur's Machhlishahr constituency.

“Rinku and Priya have known each other for some time. They met through Priya’s friend’s father, who is a cricketer himself. With the blessings of both families, they decided to get married,” the would-be bride's father said.