Despite having accumulated a lot many runs in domestic cricket, Dinesh Karthik’s struggle to enter and remain in the Indian cricket team dressing room has been ever going. The emergence of MS Dhoni overshadowed Karthik, who was probably the more technically sound wicketkeeper during that period. However, the Test retirement of Dhoni in 2014 also couldn’t hand Karthik a comeback as Wriddhiman Saha was a better equipped stumper and a bankable option in the longest format of cricket. Karthik made his international debut on September 5, 2004, in an ODI match against England at Lord’s. Dhoni, on the other hand, got a chance on December 23, 2004, when he played his first ODI match for India during their tour to Bangladesh. Karthik debuted in Test cricket on November 5, 2004, in a match against Australia in Mumbai. A T20I breakthrough came for the Tamil Nadu batsman in December 2006 during India’s tour of South Africa. When everything seemed unsatisfactory in Karthik’s cricket career, he just did a Javed Miandad, scoring a last-ball six to guide India to Nidahas Trophy win in 2018.
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Karthik last played for India in the ODI World Cup in 2019.
In the form of his life, seasoned wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik on Saturday said that he has been "trying everything" to stage a comeback into the Indian team.
Dinesh Karthik batted with authority in his unbeaten 34-ball 66 before the bowlers staged a fine comeback as Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Delhi Capitals by 16 runs in the Indian Premier League here on Saturday.
Dinesh Karthik has donned the new role of a finisher and his pyrotechnics with the bat has given RCB a real chance of winning the IPL for the maiden time.
Karthik clobbered a six and a four in the first two deliveries of the last over to take RCB home after they were in a spot of bother chasing a tricky target of 129 against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday night.
Dinesh Karthik was sympathetic towards Wriddhiman Saha, saying it was not easy for a cricketer to accept rejection.
Overseas 'keepers Sam Billings (England) and Matthew Wade (Australia) met the same fate as Wriddhiman while Jonny Bairstow bagged Rs 6.75 crore from PBKS.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Karthik did a commentary gig in the UK and the wicketkeeper-batter developed a huge fan-following as everyone was quite impressed with his articulate reading of the game.
Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik took to social media to announce that he and his wife Dipika Pallikal have been blessed with two baby boys.
The exact nature of the breach was not specified by the IPL but Karthik was seen dislodging a stump out of frustration after he was dismissed during the high-voltage game on Wednesday.
The team picked by the State Senior Selection Committee of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association features a few players who shone in the recent TNPL like B Sai Sudharshan and P Saravana Kumar.
Karthik was named as one of the commentators, for the first time in his career, for the ICC World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand.
Karthik, who is now part of the IPL bubble, had commentated for the first three Tests before he left to join the KKR squad in the UAE.
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