Dinesh Karthik the Wicket Keeper Batsman whose Cricket career was full of Cross Roads, Humps and Dumps, , until one winning knock of 28 in 8 balls lifting Team India from Jaws of defeat against the talented Bangladesh Side in the recent finals of Nidihas Trophy , Sri Lanka recognizing the immense talent in the dashing cricketer.
His recent brief knock that fetched Team India the title in Nidihas Finals even took him to greater heights , when IPL Franchisee Kolkota Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore Picked up Dinesh Karthik for 7.86 crores in the Mega IPL Auction and also giving him the reigns of Captaincy replacing Gautam Gambhir.
KKR has done well consistently in the last 10 years. I am really happy andhonored to lead this side with a bunch of Talented youngsters and will take the team forward from where Gautam Gambhir left," Karthik said after keeping up the honor in steering KKR to playoffs of IPL- 10 edition. .
Even the dubious decision of CEO Venky Mysore took the Franchisee owner Sharukh Khan by surprise, but felt relaxed upon seeing the hard work and chemistry between the players and the New Skipper Dinesh Karthik that is paying off for the team.There were moments where Dinesh Karthik continued the good work of top Order and lifted KKR from the Jaws of Defeat in several matches of IPL-10 2018.
Dinesh Karthik got opportunities playing for Delhi Dare Devils, Punjab Kings XI, Mumbai Indians, RCB, Gujarat Lions in IPL editions, he was bought by whooping amounts by several franchisees, but only made a mark playing for Mumbai Indians for a brief stint , and the real heroics exposed his caliber while leading KKR in IPL-10 edition playing few match winning knocks and with extraordinary captaincy.
Dinesh Karthik got opportunities to represent Team India in ODI but lost to his poor form and to Prolific Scorer and lightening Wicket keeping by Mahendra Singh Dhoni , he was in an out of National Teams and his talent went unrecognized.With Wriddiman Saha putting up a good show in Test Cricket, even this chance eluded Dinesh Karthiks chances to make it big in 5 day contest.
