K L Rahul's impeccable 93 not out off 53 deliveries propelled Delhi Capitals to an emphatic six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Chinnaswamy stadium, Bengaluru, on Thursday, April 10 2025.
Karthik, who made his Test comeback against Afghanistan in June, will have big responsibility of filling up for one of India's finest wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, who is set to undergo shoulder surgery.
'Actual finishers are guys like Suryakumar Yadav. He is a brilliant finisher. You have Rishabh Pant, who is a brilliant finisher. You have Hardik Pandya, who is a brilliant finisher too.'
The Delhi Daredevils franchise has decided against retaining Kevin Pietersen, their skipper in the last edition, Dinesh Karthik, the costliest buy, and Test specialist Murali Vijay for the eighth season of the Indian Premier League.
India's Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara feels it is "impossible" to include both Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik in the playing eleven during the Asia Cup T20 tournament, given the team's settled top-order.
Seamer R Vinay Kumar, on Thursday, threw his weight behind in-form wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik who was a surprise choice to lead the two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL).
SKY, Ishan, Faf, Rajat, DK... so many wonderful knocks to choose from...
Dinesh Karthik is always ready to deliver whatever the situation may be and his experience and repertoire of strokes make him a suitable candidate to provide the final flourish for India at the death overs, skipper Rohit Sharma said.
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.
Dinesh Karthik and Sheldon Jackson added 85 runs at a fair clip in only 16.2 overs before a sharp evening downpour rendered the outfield unplayable in the rain-hit Duleep Trophy cricket match between India 'Red' and India 'Blue' in Greater Noida on Wednesday. Jackson impressed with a strike-filled, unbeaten 48 off 55 balls, which contained eight hits to the fence.
'I've done commentary only once and that was post IPL when I had two months break. I've realised that I enjoy it. But it's not something that I'm in any way pursuing for the next three years in a serious manner.'
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.
Tendulkar took to Twitter to express how his father meant the world to him, sharing a touching post.
With only 17 ODIs left for India before the World Cup, senior pros like Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik and Ravichandran Ashwin will aim to remain relevant in the 50-overs format in the forthcoming Deodhar Trophy.
Emerging stars like Umran Malik and Mohsin Khan could be rewarded for their superb performances in IPL 2022, while old-horses Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik are likely to return to the Indian team for the T20I series against South Africa next month.
An official release in Chennai on Wednesday said Chief Minister M Karunanidhi announced the reward for Karthik, who belongs to the state.
Karthik will be surrounded by cricketing brains all around him with the 2019 England World Cup winning skipper as his deputy, and New Zealand great Brendon McCullum as the head coach.
DK walked towards Kohli for a chat who unselfishly declined the offer to take strike next ball, asking DK to continue the big hitting.
The most special birthday wish, of course, for the Royal Challengers Bangalore finisher came from squash star Dipika Pallikal, who noted, 'Happy Birthday to my Everything @DineshKarthik'.
'Unfortunately, sport is not a fairytale and our remarkable run in #IPL2024 came to an end.'
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.
The Delhi-based franchise posted their third-highest IPL totals during their match against GT on Wednesday.
The T20I games will be played on July 29, August 1, August 2, August 6 and August 7.
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru unleashing a barrage of sixes in their IPL match left little room for batsmanship and what mattered was who hit the most number of sixes, said Australia's T20 World Cup-winning skipper Aaron Finch.
'The primary reason India have started travelling better is the arsenal of pace Virat is able to summon.'
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.
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.
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.
A look at the best batters in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings match.
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.
Kohli, widely considered one of the batting greats of the modern game, has managed just two centuries in the last five years and only two fifties in his last 12 innings in the longest format.
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik says he need to up his game and get a few runs in the IPL coming matches.
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.
'He has been able to be a point of difference for teams he has played.' 'He has been picked to bat in that kind of position and to see whether he can replicate those performances for India as well.'
After taking over as captain of Kolkata Knight Riders for the upcoming 11th edition of the Indian Premier League, wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik said he would like to emulate current India skipper Virat Kohli and lead from the front.
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.
Sachin Tendulkar has joined America's National Cricket League (NCL) ownership group, a move that is expected to give a big boost to the sport in the United States.
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