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Fan Confuses Dinesh Karthik With Actor Vikrant Massey, Ex-RCB Star's Reply Leaves Everyone In Splits

Former India cricketer Dinesh Karthik has recently bid adieu to cricket. The renowned wicketkeeper-batter has enjoyed a vast career, consisting of 180 international matches and 257 IPL games. Karthik has scored 1025 runs in Tests, 1752 runs in ODIs, and 686 runs in T20Is. Apart from cricket, Karthik is also quite active on social media and keeps his fans entertained with his engaging posts. Recently, the former Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricketers gave a witty response to fan's post, leaving everyone utterly amused.

"Tough Pitch To Play Spin": Dinesh Karthik Backs Virat Kohli After Poor Show vs Sri Lanka

Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik believes there is nothing to worry about Virat Kohli's form in the 2-0 ODI series loss to Sri Lanka, saying life wasn't easy for rest of the visitors' batters on pitches aiding spinners to a huge extent. At the R Premadasa Stadium, the Indian batters struggled against Sri Lanka's spinners, leading to them suffering a bilateral ODI series loss to the hosts' after 27 years. The Sri Lankan spinners called the shots on the Colombo pitch by scalping 27 out of 30 Indian wickets in three matches.

Dinesh Karthik's Stunning U-Turn, To Play For This T20 Franchise Outside India

Former wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik was on Tuesday signed by Paarl Royals for the third season of the SA20, making him the first Indian cricketer to participate in the South African league, starting on January 9. Karthik, 39, retired from all forms of cricket in June this year and since then he has been roped in as a mentor-cum-batting coach by IPL side Royal Challengers Bengaluru. "I have so many fond memories of playing in and visiting South Africa, and when this opportunity came about, I couldn't say no because of how special it would be to come back to playing competitive cricket and win this incredible competition with the Royals," said Karthik, who has played 180 matches for India across all three formats.

Dinesh Karthik's Honest Verdict As Gautam Gambhir-Era Begins In Indian Cricket

Team India is all set to enter it's new era under the guidance of former batter Gautam Gambhir, who has been appointed as the new head coach. Gambhir, who is widely popular for his aggressive and no-nonsense attitude, will be beginning his coaching tenure with an upcoming white-ball series against Sri Lanka. After Rahul Dravid's tenure ended with India's triumph at the T20 World Cup 2024, everyone is eager is witness India's performance under Gambhir's mentorship.

"You'll Be Surprised": Dinesh Karthik Reveals Which India Star Believes In Aliens

Star batter Virat Kohli is undoubtedly one of the greatest batters, not only in India but in the entire world. Known for aggressive style of batting, Kohli has broke numerous records in all three formats of game. Despite going through a lean patch at the T20 World Cup 2024, Kohli stood up in the finale and played an important 76-run knock and helped India lift the coveted title. Recently, former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik shared an unheard detail about Kohli.

Dinesh Karthik Returns To RCB For IPL 2025, But In A New Role

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have announced the return of Dinesh Karthik to the team for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season as 'mentor and batting coach'. Karthik announced his retirement from the game after the conclusion of the 2024 IPL season in which RCB finished 4th. After fulfilling his duties as a commentator and pundit for the T20 World Cup 2024, Karthik has taken up another role in the sport, though this time he will be working a lot closer with the team.

Watch: Virat Kohli's RCB Teammate Called To Give Away Best Fielder Award, His Reaction Says It All

As the Indian cricket team continued its unbeaten journey in the T20 World Cup 2024, there was absolute jubilation in the dressing room on Thursday. India's thumping victory against England in the semi-final earned them a spot in the title-decider against South Africa. The Indian team produced a brilliant all-round show in the semi-final that saw Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya deliver with the bat while the spinners stepped up with the ball. However, it was wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant who earned a special prize after game, being named the Best Fielder of the Match by fielding coach T Dilip.

Babar Azam's Captaincy Trashed By Dinesh Karthik After T20 World Cup Loss. Says, "Way He's Conducted..."

The Pakistan cricket team is in news and is getting blasted from all quarters. In a disastrous start to its T20 World Cup 2024 campaign, the Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team slumped to a loss against newcomers USA in Dallas on Thursday. Batting first, Pakistan captain Babar Azam's 44 combined with Shadab Khan's quickfire 40 off 25 balls steered them to 159/7 in 20 overs. In reply, USA captain Monank Patel's half-century along with cameo knocks from Andries Gous (35) and Aaron Jones (36) enabled them to match their opponent's total on the final ball of the innings.

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Fan Confuses Dinesh Karthik With Actor Vikrant Massey, Ex-RCB Star's Reply Leaves Everyone In Splits

"Tough Pitch To Play Spin": Dinesh Karthik Backs Virat Kohli After Poor Show vs Sri Lanka

Dinesh Karthik's Stunning U-Turn, To Play For This T20 Franchise Outside India

Dinesh Karthik's Honest Verdict As Gautam Gambhir-Era Begins In Indian Cricket

"You'll Be Surprised": Dinesh Karthik Reveals Which India Star Believes In Aliens

Dinesh Karthik Returns To RCB For IPL 2025, But In A New Role

Watch: Virat Kohli's RCB Teammate Called To Give Away Best Fielder Award, His Reaction Says It All

Babar Azam's Captaincy Trashed By Dinesh Karthik After T20 World Cup Loss. Says, "Way He's Conducted..."