Dinesh Karthik after his one of the best Indian Premier League (IPL) stints this year, has managed to make a stronger than ever comeback in the international cricket. The veteran Indian wicketkeeper batter with his exceptional performances, so far this season, is paving a way into the Indian squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia.
Karthik, in the ongoing T20 International series against South Africa, has scored 92 runs in 4 innings, at an average of 46 and a massive strike rate of 158.62. This tally includes Karthik’s most recent half-century in the fourth game of the series, where the 37-year-old played a fabulous and much-needed knock of 55 runs in merely 27 deliveries, with 9 fours and a couple of sixes.
Following the praise and attention, Karthik is receiving for his splendid performance in the come-back series, an old chat between Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and Karthik has resurfaced on social media.
It was Karthik who posted a photograph of himself with a well-dressed look, back when India toured England last time. Karthik had joined the commentary panel with most of the retired players, then. Commenting on the post, Sharma wrote: “You still have some cricket left. FYI!”. Replying to the Indian skipper, Karthik said: “Don’t ever doubt that sham (A winking emoji).”
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Dinesh Karthik’s performance in IPL 2022
Besides, Karthik seems to be carrying his IPL form, where he had notched 330 runs in 16 innings, at an average of 55 and a considerable strike rate of 183.33. ‘The finisher’ Karthik, will take the field again tonight (June 19), in the series decider, at his IPL home ground M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru.
Written By Prachi Pisal
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