India, Dec. 21 -- Rinku Singh's comeback into the India T20 squad for the World Cup is seen as a fresh start for the designated innings finisher. It is also time to rejoice for his two childhood coaches and friends.

"Allah ne aakhir sun li. Is din ka intazar barso se tha" (God has finally listened to our prayers. We were waiting for this day for long)," said Masoodi Amini on Sunday, a day after Rinku was named in the 15-member squad for the February-March tournament at home and Sri Lanka. The same side will play in the preceding T20 series against New Zealand.

"He (Rinku) has been a big hitter of the ball.Even in his early days in cricket, he used to hit big sixes and always proved his worth down the order," he said.

The other friend a...