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It was in 2006 that a young Dinesh Karthik won 'Player of the Match' award for his cheeky 30-odd in India's first ever T20 International. Sixteen years hence, Karthik, nearing 37, with 330 shortest format matches under his belt, is showing signs of being another eternal comeback man of Indian cricket, trying to do justice to the phenomenal talent that he is blessed with.
Ever since the beginning of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 campaign, Dinesh Karthik has been in stunning form for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). In their third match of the campaign against Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday, he played a match-winning knock of 44* off just 23 deliveries to help RCB chase down their target of 170 runs. He came in to bat with the score at 87/5 after 12.3 overs, but put on a 67-run stand with Shahbaz Ahmed (45 off 26) to take his team over the finish line.
Umran Malik a lot as we talk about Jasprit Bumrah. He is a serious, serious talent," said former India opener Gautam Gambhir to ESPNCricinfo last year when the Jammu and Kashmir pacer clocked a 152.95kph delivery in his debut IPL season. Along with Gambhir, many other legends of the game and pundits were also mighty impressed with what Umran gave a glimpse of last year in the 3 matches he played in T20 cricket's biggest league. Watching Umran bowl five consecutive deliveries at more than 150 clicks last season in a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore was something fans in India still talk about. After all, it's not a very common sight. And when that happened, it gave the entire nation something unique and special to cheer about. Cut to April 2022, Umran once again is the buzz of the town. Just a couple of games in IPL 2022 so far and the 22-year-old has taken the cricketing world by storm again. The searing pace with which Umran has been bowling is increasingly becoming too hot to handle for the batters.
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson expressed disappointment after his side lost against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 clash on Tuesday. Brilliant display of batting by Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed helped Royal Challengers Bangalore in defeating Rajasthan Royals by four wickets, at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Tuesday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis on Tuesday backed his teammate Dinesh Karthik to make another India comeback following the wicketkeeper batter's match-winning knock against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL in Mumbai. Karthik smashed an unbeaten 44 of 23 balls to fire RCB to a four wicket win after a batting collapse that put his team in deep trouble. Shahbaz Ahmed also made a crucial 45 off 26 balls to set up the win. "DK is playing his best cricket. I think he needs to put his name back into international cricket, doesn't he," said du Plessis at the post-match presentation.
Rajasthan Royals' (RR) skipper Sanju Samson expressed disappointment after his side lost against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) clash on Tuesday. Brilliant display of batting by Dinesh Karthik (44* off 23 balls ) and Shahbaz Ahmed (45* off 26) helped RCB beat RR by four wickets at the Wankhede Stadium here on Tuesday. "I can't point out one moment where we lost the game. I thought it was a great effort to put up that total on such a slow wicket after losing the toss. Jos (Buttler) and (Shimron) Hetmyer batted brilliantly at the death. Taking the match to the last over with the dew coming in was a great effort as well," said Sanju Samson in a post-match presentation.
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson is one of the most exciting talents in world cricket, but has failed to live up to the expectations of the cricketing fraternity, especially in international cricket. Despite showing signs of promise, Samson has failed to deliver consistently at the big stage. Despite agreeing that Samson has matured a bit, former India head coach Ravi Shastri suggested that the 27-year-old batter should add more discipline to his game if he wants to get big scores like Virat Kohli.
Royal Challengers Bangalore star Dinesh Karthik, who played a vital role in his team's win against Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Tuesday, said that he is making a conscious effort to tell himself that he is not done yet. The wicketkeeper-batter played a match-defining knock of 44* off 23 deliveries along with Shahbaz Ahmed (45 off 26), as the duo powered RCB to a memorable victory. RCB chased down the target of 170 in a high-octane clash.