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Wicketkeeper-batter played 180 video games for India and 256 video games in the IPL
Dinesh Karthik represented 6 groups at the IPL for many years – BCCI
Dinesh Karthik has actually called time on his playing profession. The wicketkeeper-batter last bet India in the 2022 T20 World Cup and did put his hand approximately play in the 2024 edition too, however will now be focusing his efforts in other places. Karthik revealed his choice on Saturday, his 39th birthday, bringing to a close a profession that started in 2002-03.
Over the last couple of years, nevertheless, Karthik has actually just been active in domestic cricket and the IPL circuit, where he’s been a component given that the inaugural season in 2008. He signs off after Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB’s) championship game versus Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Ahmedabad previously this month. He made 11 off 13 and got a catch and a puzzling.
ESPNcricinfo had actually reported prior to the start of IPL 2024 that it would be the last IPL season for Karthik, so the statement was on the cards. He will leave the competition as one of simply 7 gamers to have actually included in every edition of the IPL up until now, together with MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Wriddhiman Saha and Manish Pandey.
In what is an excellent figure, Karthik missed out on simply 2 matches in his 17 seasons. The very first one remained in his first season, when he became part of Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals), and the second remained in IPL 2023 when Karthik remained a league match versus Sunrisers Hyderabad when he belonged to RCB.
The current stint with RCB was Karthik’s 2nd with the group, after he had actually played a single season with them in 2015. He was their 4th greatest run-getter with a tally of 326 from 13 innings at a strike rate of 187. He continued to reveal indications of development despite the fact that it was his last season.
In general, Karthik represented 6 IPL groups. Beginning with Daredevils (2008-14), he relocated to Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings – 2011), Mumbai Indians (2012-13), Gujarat Lions (2016-17), Kolkata Knight Riders (2018-21) and RCB (2015, 2022-present). In general in 256 matches, Karthik has actually scored 4816 perform at approximately almost 26, striking at over 135 with 22 half centuries. As a keeper, Karthik is 2nd on list behind Dhoni in general terminations (172) in addition to stumpings (36 ).
A recognized captain in Tamil Nadu, his state in domestic cricket, Karthik has actually likewise led in the IPL – on 6 events as a stand-in skipper at Daredevils, and 37 times in between 2018 and 2020 at KKR before he stepped down. In general, his captaincy record checks out: 21 wins, 21 losses and one connected match. He played 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and 60 T20Is for India, fronting up in numerous functions, like Test opener in England or a T20I finisher in Sri Lanka. He was athletic behind the stumps also, a characteristic that was clear even on global launching at 19 years of ages.