Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik said fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is like a Kohinoor diamond for the national team, adding that being entrusted with the responsibility of captaincy will increase the risk of him being injured.
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.
The 39-year-old former India international boasts intimate knowledge of franchise T20 cricket, having been part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) since its inception in 2008. He has represented six teams during his 16-year IPL career.
The 39-year-old Karthik retired from all forms of representative cricket at the end of the 2024 IPL season. The wicketkeeper-batter was a part of the RCB franchise since the IPL 2022 mega auction and stayed with them for three seasons. He also had a stint with them in 2015 for one season.
Star batter Virat Kohli led the franchise to sing praises of the 38-year-old stumper, who the Delhi batter credited for helping him out in tough times during the 2022 IPL season. In a video shared by the franchise, Kohli gushed about Karthik, terming him a ‘wise man’.
Dinesh Karthik also expressed his desire to play in the 13th edition of the IPL - suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic - as soon as possible.
The U-19 World Cup winner Shubman Gill in 27 IPL matches so far has scored 499 runs with a strike rate of above 130 which has fetched him four 50+ scores.
The wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik was also seen heaping praise on his franchise as he said that KKR was the best IPL team he had been a part of.
After their first top-order collapse of the tournament which left them reeling at 92-6, India made a fighting comeback in the match only to fall short of the target.
The Sri Lanka cricket board has written to their Indian counterparts wherein they have offered to host the 13th edition of the cash-rich league.
