Following his current retirement after the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, former Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik is about to make a comeback within the subsequent season of the celebrated league, this time in a special capability.
Memorable tenure with RCB
Karthik was a big member of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) within the final IPL season. Having participated in each version of the IPL till his retirement, Karthik had two separate spells with RCB, the most recent from 2022-2024 being notably noteworthy.
His spectacular efficiency as a finisher within the 2022 season earned him a spot in India’s squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia. Though 2023 noticed a dip in his kind, he concluded his profession on a excessive word in 2024, amassing over 300 runs with a outstanding strike fee of 187.36.
New chapter with RCB
Karthik is now set to rejoin RCB, not as a participant however as a part of the teaching group. On Monday, RCB introduced that Karthik has been appointed because the batting coach and mentor for the RCB Males’s group for the upcoming season..
“Welcome our keeper in each sense, Dinesh Karthik, again into RCB in an all new avatar. DK would be the Batting coach and Mentor of RCB Males’s group!,” wrote RCB whereas making an official announcement on social media.
Welcome our keeper in each sense, 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗸, again into RCB in an all new avatar. DK would be the 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿 of RCB Males’s group! 🤩🫡
You may take the person out of cricket however not cricket out of the person! 🙌 Bathe him with all of the… pic.twitter.com/Cw5IcjhI0v
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) July 1, 2024
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Worldwide profession highlights
Karthik represented India in 180 matches throughout all codecs, accumulating 3,463 runs with one Check century and 17 fifties. He additionally made 172 dismissals, primarily as a wicketkeeper. His final look for India was throughout the 2022 T20 World Cup towards Bangladesh.
Intensive IPL expertise
A member of the 2007 T20 World Cup-winning squad, Karthik has intensive IPL expertise, that includes in 257 video games and scoring 4,842 runs at a mean of 26.32. His IPL journey started with Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals), and he additionally performed for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Mumbai Indians (MI), and Kings XI Punjab (no Punjab Kings), along with RCB.
