Dinesh Karthik

Cometh the moment, cometh the man - This saying was proven true by the wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik in the final of the T20I tri-series against and Bangladesh in March, 2018. At 32, Karthik has seen his ups-and-downs in his career. He was one of the many wicketkeepers who were tried out by former India captain Sourav Ganguly during his reign. But with the arrival of MS Dhoni, the opportunities became limited for him for India. But the Tamil Nadu batsman alsmost made it count whenever he was given the opportunity. On the back of a solid domestic season, and good performances in the IPL over last couple of years, the wicketkeeper has found a way back to the Indian side- a second coming for him. In 79 ODIs he has scored, 1, 4956 runs at an average of 29.92. He has also scored 1,000 Test runs in 37 innings at 27.78. In 2018, he will lead Kolkata Knight Riders as the captain.

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'Big series, he didn't deliver, so we move on': Dinesh Karthik decodes selection call that cost Karun Nair his India spot

September 26, 2025 10:57 am

Nair had a disappointing England Test tour, only managing a total of 205 runs at an average of 25.62 across four matches

Dinesh Karthik reveals Kuldeep Yadav's practice at beaches on sand to improve: 'He had to work to get that much harder...getting speed through his run up'

September 26, 2025 1:22 pm

In the ongoing Asia Cup, he picked up 12 wickets from just five games at an average of 8.08

Dinesh Karthik recalls stampede outside M.Chinnaswamy: 'We are just sportsmen who are playing this sport...was told that people are losing lives'

September 10, 2025 2:17 pm

Royal Challengers Bengaluru has announced 25 lakhs for the 11 families of the deceased in the stampede of the victory parade on June 4

FILE IMAGE: Dinesh Karthik with MS Dhoni. (Photo: PTI)

When Dinesh Karthik became 'like a chameleon' to compete for his India spot with MS Dhoni

September 09, 2025 1:27 pm

Karthik made his Test debut in October 2004 against Australia in Mumbai. He also went on to make his One-Day debut that same year before being replaced by Dhoni in the limited-overs side.

India's Jitesh Sharma plays a shot during the fourth T20 cricket match between Australia and India in Raipur, India, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Asia Cup 2025: ‘I want to represent India but don't want to...’ – What RCB’s finisher Jitesh Sharma told mentor Dinesh Karthik

September 02, 2025 3:09 pm

RCB vice-captain Jitesh Sharma has been named in the Indian T20I side for the Asia Cup along with Sanju Samson as wicket-keeper.

'That young boy has grown into a man': Dinesh Karthik lauds KL Rahul for successful ENG series

August 08, 2025 5:39 pm

Rahul ended the recently concluded series against England with 532 runs in 5 Tests.

India's Jasprit Bumrah, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal during 3rd Test against England at Lord's. (AP)

'It's a body, he knows what he has gone through': Dinesh Karthik hits back at Jasprit Bumrah's critics

August 07, 2025 2:48 pm

Sources in the Indian cricket board had affirmed to The Indian Express that it is not a case of Bumrah ‘picking and choosing’ matches he wants to play, but rather a common decision arrived at to allow the star pacer to extend his playing career as long as possible.

Karthik argued that India's defensive make-up to the line-up under Gambhir ensured that India did not lose even if they weren't exactly in a postion to win matches outright. (Reuters)

'Be serious about 20 wickets': Dinesh Karthik tells Gautam Gambhir after England tour, 'Now he's taken control of the team..'

August 07, 2025 10:53 am

Karthik feels the time has come for Gambhir to raise his red-ball coaching credentials by showing faith in selecting teams that believe in picking 20 wickets as much as scoring runs with a deeper batting order.

Why Dinesh Karthik is impressed with Shubman Gill as a Test captain so far

July 23, 2025 11:04 pm

Gill agreed with Karthik’s assesment when he put the charged atmosphere down to his motivation to win.

Dinesh Karthik recalls anecdote on retirement when Ravi Shastri said, 'Don't bother coming in the next Test, you are done'

July 09, 2025 2:23 pm

The conversation on Test careers began as former England skipper Nasser Hussain described how his career came to an end

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Dinesh Karthik does it in style, India win Nidahas Trophy 2018

March 18, 2018 11:57 pm

India survived late drama in a pulsating final to clinch the Twenty20 tri-series after Dinesh Karthik smashed the final ball for a six to secure their thrilling four-wicket victory against a gallant Bangladesh side on Sunday.

Hitched: Sports stars who tied the knot in 2017

December 30, 2017 7:06 pm

Many sports stars including Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, football captain Sunil Chhetri, football legend Lionel Messi and tennis star Serena Williams got married in 2017.