Have a look at amazing Instagram pics of Dinesh Karthik with his wife Dipika Pallikal.

Rohit Sharma defended his decision of sending Karthik at number 7 saying his experience and skills made him a suitable candidate to provide the late charge in the final overs.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik hit a final ball six to lead India to a memorable four-wicket win over Bangladesh in the final of the Nidahas Trophy T20 tri-series in Colombo on Sunday.

After clinching the Nidahas Trophy, skipper Rohit revealed the reason why he held Karthik back.

Karthik's gem of a cameo got him 29 off 8 balls with two boundaries and three sixes -- the last of them which will be forever be etched in the memory.

India start as favourites against Bangladesh on Sunday, but Dinesh Karthik refused to take the 'Tigers' lightly.

An unbeaten 68-run stand between Manish Pandey (42*) and Dinesh Karthik (39*) helped India defeat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the fourth T20I of the Nidahas Trophy.

Rahul and Karthik took a dig at Pandya in an entertaining way and said that his antics on tours light up the room. Take a look.

Two-time IPL champions KKR (2012, 2014) appointed wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik their skipper on Sunday.

Kohli is known to wear his heart on his sleeve and Karthik said though he does not look aggressive, his approach has always been to take the game by the scruff of the neck.

Karthik was amongst the names such as Robin Uthappa and Chris Lynn to be taken into consideration as captain.

The Men in Blue will be intent on winning their first-ever bilateral ODI series on the South African soil.

With star skipper Virat Kohli being rested, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian squad has three uncapped players - Basil Thampi, Deepak Hooda and Washington Sundar while the likes of Jaydev Unadkat and Mohammed Siraj are also low on experience.

Dinesh Karthik, a consistent performer on the domestic circuit over the past 24 months, was brought back into the ODI side for the New Zealand series after he struck two hundreds in the Duleep Trophy.

Kuldeep and Chahal have been instrumental in India's success in limited overs cricket of late and Karthik feels that their self-belief gives team management the confidence and one off day will not matter much in the longer run.

The Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper-batsman said No 4 is the most suitable batting position for him and he is confident of doing well on that slot for Team India.

Dinesh Karthik recently fought his way back into the ODI and T20I sides on the back of a successful domestic season but played only as batsman during the West Indies tour.

Those were costly opportunities and in T20 games every opportunity would cost you a lot. We could see the result went their way mostly because of dropped chances says Dinesh Karthik

Senior Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper- batsman Dinesh Karthik on Thursday earned a recall to the Indian cricket team for the upcoming Champions Trophy after Manish Pandey was ruled out due to a side-strain.

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