Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 46.
Reader Vinayak sent us this picture from Bangalore.
Rahul Dravid (118) and Dinesh Karthik (103) combined to rescue South Zone from a top-order collapse, guiding them to a 348-run second innings lead against Central Zone on the third and penultimate day of their Duleep Trophy match in Bangalore on Saturday.
India skipper Rohit Sharma is "not a big fan" of the IPL's 'Impact Player' rule as he feels it is hurting the country's all-rounders by not allowing cricketers like Washington Sundar and Shivam Dube to showcase their bowling prowess.
Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma's blazing half centuries set the platform as Mumbai Indians scored a 44-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in the Pepsi Indian Premier League match, in Mumbai, on Tuesday.
Recalled to the Indian ODI team after nearly three years following his superb display in the ongoing Indian Premier League, Dinesh Karthik is keen to repay the selectors' faith in his abilities with a good performance in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy in England.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Match 54.
Tamil Nadu's Dinesh Karthik will lead a 15-member South Zone squad in their quarter-final match against East Zone in the Deodhar Trophy in Guwahati on Sunday.
Mumbai Indians' Dinesh Karthik firmly believes that he has the ability to play for India as a specialist batsman and he is confident of delivering the goods when he gets another chance at the highest level.
Images from the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings clash against Gujarat Titans in a repeat of last season's final in the IPL 2024 match in Chennai on Tuesday.
RCB's openers gave the hosts the perfect start, before the middle order delivered once again to take the hosts to a defendable total. Cameos from Dinesh Karthik and Glenn Maxwell added the final flourish.
With the IPL 2024 season heading towards its business end, and RCB finding themselves in a must-win situation, Player of the Match Mohammad Siraj put up a stellar show with the ball in front of home fans.
Dinesh Karthik topped the bidding in the fifth round of the players' auction in the DLF Indian Premier League after Delhi bought him for US $5,25,000 ahead of South African veteran Mark Boucher. Boucher, one of the top wicketkeepers in world cricket and renowned for his hard-hitting batting, was second-best in the fifth round after Bangalore purchased him for US $4,50,000 against his base price of US $2,00,000, the same as Karthik.
'He started the campaign really well in the IPL and he needs some support. He's not going to score runs on every occasion.'
Unlike the IPL, the wickets in the United States and the West Indies could be slow and could assist spinners. That could be why India went in for experience in their batting ahead of strike rates, points out Harish Kotian.
In Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting's Indian team for the upcoming T20 World Cup, Rishabh Pant will feature 'every day of the week'.
SJ Surya has given a performance of a lifetime, writes S Saraswathi.
Green pocketed just one wicket, but his tight overs put the necessary pressure on the DC scoreboard as the match slipped away from the visitors.
It's movie night for these film folk.
Opener Murali Vijay (53 off 113 balls) and Lokesh Rahul (58 off 92 balls) also scored a half century each after the visitors opted to bat after winning the toss.
India have flown in Dinesh Karthik as a stand-by player for injured Virender Sehwag as the visitors gear up for Tuesday's last league match of the Asia Cup against Sri Lanka.
A high-stakes match between cross-city rivals Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Chennai on Friday will usher in IPL 2024, but, beyond the grandeur around it, the two protagonists will have to find early answers to some deep questions as they attempt to enter a rarefied territory.
Karthik Kumar is coming out of the 'US returned Mappilai' tag that Mani Ratnam started casting him in Alai Payuthey. He talks about his new film Ethuvum Nadakkum.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 37.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik came, saw and left in a hurry - all in the span of 24 hours - knowing his 23rd Test appearance would take some more time before materialising.
Kings XI Punjab stand-in captain David Hussey said that the run-out of Mumbai Indians stumper Dinesh Karthik to end a 75-run partnership with James Franklin turned their IPL match in their favour.
North India is convulsed with spiritual excitement over the pran pratishta at the Ram temple. But what do folks in Tamil Nadu think about the events in Ayodhya?
Tendulkar took to Twitter to express how his father meant the world to him, sharing a touching post.
Did you enjoy Mayank Yadav's fiery spell against RCB?
'The next objective is to make sure we create the right performance, and culture where the players can really go and showcase what they are capable of, and go out and entertain the public.'
To be a leader you will have to deliver value to your clients and build trust, says rediffGURU Baqar Iftikhar Naqvi, CEO, Upriver.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 31.
A day after their Test careers met with a dead end, veteran batters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane on Friday soldiered on for Saurashtra and Mumbai respectively with contrasting results in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Bengaluru.
Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik smashed a century each as India warmed up their Champions Trophy campaign with a five-wicket thumping of Sri Lanka in their first practice game in Birmingham on Saturday.
Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad said there are many 'laughable things' in Indian cricket and among them is the non-selection of Kerala spinner Jalaj Saxena.
Top Tamil actor Vijay on Friday announced the launch of his political party, Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam, and said he will contest the 2026 assembly polls in the state.
The second and third round of the IPL auction threw up a few surprises as India discards Dinesh Karthik and Robin Uthappa both fetched high prices.
The duo rallied the Indians from 26 for 3 without further loss on the opening day of the four-day match against Zimbabwe Select XI in Harare.
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