The famed top order crumbled but Dinesh Karthik's bravura unbeaten 56 and Manoj Tiwary's (36) gutsy cameo enabled Delhi Daredevils eke out a thrilling five-wicket win against Mumbai Indians to cling on to their semi-final hopes in the Indian Premier League on Saturday night. For once, the Daredevils middle order took the onus on itself to pull off an improbable win with Karthik being the architect of the victory that helped them stay afloat in the tournament.
Reader Prasanna L met cricketer Murali Karthik in Gurgoan.
Velammal Institutions is the catalysing force behind this chess revolution in Chennai
Dinesh Karthik scored a solid 113 as Tamil Nadu took command of their Ranji Trophy semi-final against Maharashtra at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, on on Thursday. On a deceptive green top that had little in it for the bowlers, he made hay even as half-centuries from Vijay Shankar (91), Ramaswamy Prasanna (64 not out) and Baba Indrajith (68 not out) down the order ensured Tamil Nadu amassed 426 for 5 in 177 overs at the close of play on Day 2.
Skipper Dinesh Karthik will face a big test when a struggling Kolkata Knight Riders lock horns with a resurgent Delhi Daredevils, led by double title winning former KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir, in a much-anticipated IPL clash, in Kolkata, on Monday.
Dinesh Karthik smashed a quickfire 69 as Kings XI Punjab overcame initial and middle over stutter to thump Kochi Tuskers Kerala by six wickets and keep themselves in contention for a play-off berth in the Indian Premier League in Indore on Friday.
Virat Kohli has hardly ever set foot at the Bengaluru-based National Cricket Academy for any fitness-related rehabilitation work, said Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, who wants aspiring cricketers to follow the ace batter's exemplary work-ethic.
Kohli effected a superb direct hit at the bowler's end to end Shahrukh's stay in the middle.
A brilliant unbeaten century by Dinesh Karthik helped India Blue win the N K P Salve Challenger Trophy after a six-wicket victory over India Red.
IMAGES from the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru played in Hyderabad on Thursday
While India have celebrated Dhoni's rapid rise in international cricket, quickly behind the scenes has emerged another contender in Dinesh Karthik.
Reader Sandeep Dang spotted former India spinner Murali Karthik at Bhubaneshwar airport.
Katich is confident that their captain Dinesh Karthik will once again excel in his designated finisher's role
The surface displayed a cover of lush green grass, although it is worth noting that there are still a day remaining until the game begins.
'In modern cricket, many batsmen play innovative strokes which I think are not enough to score runs in T20 format.'
Credit outstanding to the housing sector rose by nearly Rs 10 lakh crore in the last two fiscals to reach a record Rs 27.23 lakh crore in March this year, according to RBI's data on 'Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit'. Experts from banking and real estate sectors attributed this growth in housing credit outstanding to a strong revival in the residential property market post-COVID pandemic on pent-up demand. According to the data of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on sectoral deployment of bank credit for March 2024, the credit outstanding to the housing (including priority sector housing') stood at Rs 27,22,720 crore in March 2024, up from Rs 19,88,532 crore in March 2023, and Rs 17,26,697 crore in March 2022.
Murali Karthik helped Railways restrict Mumbai to 367 in the first innings
JP Duminy hit a timely unbeaten 52 after skipper Dinesh Karthik set the foundation with a fighting 56-run knock as Delhi Daredevils edged out Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets in a thrilling IPL Twenty20 cricket match on Saturday.
Wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthick will captain Tamil Nadu in their first Elite Group-A league match of the Ranji Trophy championship against Indian Railways scheduled from November 3 to 6 in New Delhi.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 62.
Rampaging Dinesh Karthik lit up third day's proceedings with his second century of the match to put South Zone in firm control of the Duleep Trophy final against West Zone in Hyderabad on Thursday.
DK said a word of praise from Dhoni made the job of commentary special for him.
The Indian left-arm spinner claimed five wickets in each innings for Lancashire in the Frizzle County Championship match against Essex.
Sometimes the MVPI table throws up intriguing situations: Four out of the top five in the table are left-handed batters. Do left-handers truly enjoy an advantage in the IPL? Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after the league stage.
The International Cricket Council on Thursday confirmed that stumper-batsman Dinesh Karthik will be Virender Sehwag's replacement in India's Twenty20 World Cup squad. The ICC Event Technical Committee also approved Aaron Redmond as replacement player for Jesse Ryder in New Zealand's squad.
Desperate Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be under tremendous pressure to get their act together against an equally struggling Mumbai Indians when the two teams face-off in an Indian Premier League match in Mumbai on Thursday.
Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic's Udaipur wedding pictures are just stunning!
The former India 'A' coach hit out at the national selectors for not keeping faith in wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik for the ODI series against Pakistan.
There were many contenders on Sunday for the best batter's prize: Salt, Jacks, Iyer, Patidar, Karn Sharma...
Comedies are a difficult genre to pull off in today's day and age, thanks to the audiences' increasing exposure to diverse content and dwindling attention spans. Still, there are quite a few Tamil movies that can bring on the laughs. Arjun Menon lists the recent releases you can watch at home.
Delhi's young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant got his maiden Test call-up as he was picked up as the additional glovesman along with Dinesh Karthik after Wriddhiman Saha was ruled out with injury for the upcoming five-match Test series against England.
The spin duo of Karn Sharma and Swapnil Singh helped RCB snap their run of six losses in a row.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable performances of IPL 2024
Cricketer Dinesh Kathik has found his match in star squash player Dipika Pallikal as they got engaged in a private ceremony at a city hotel in Chennai.
On a sultry Tuesday night, Virat Kohli's wicket might have given Manimaran Siddharth the validation he was seeking after turning to left-arm spin from pace bowling some summers ago.
Bollywood loves number games. And not just the rat race kind. There's a slew of movies with numbers in their title.
Two players, who were bought for big money at the Indian Premier League auction, are struggling to justify the huge amount spent on them for the eighth edition of the hugely popular Twenty20 tournament.
'Being someone who wholely believes in God and frequently visits temples across the country, it is the last thing I would intentionally do. To those whose feelings we've touched, I extend my sincere & heartfelt apologies.'
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