That’s His Style: 38 Year-old Batsman Displaying Fireworks!

28 not out,38 not out,20 and 53 not out. These quick-fire innings did not come from the bat of the young batsman or from that of veteran player Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s bat. These innings were of a player who is close to 39 and has an experience of 20 years international career. He is shining in deathovers. He lost his place in the national team. But that is not stopping him from playing sensational innings in the IPL. This led to demands that he should be selected for the T20 World Cup.

Bengaluru Lost, But He Won

In the ongoing Indian Premier League(IPL) Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru locked horns on Thursday. In the high-scoring match, RCB lost the match. But veteran player Dinesh Karthik was a big hit. He played crucial innings. He proved that he did not lose touch as he hit boundaries in the gap. Despite Run Machine Virat Kohli losing his wicket early RCB made 196 runs and Dinesh Karthik played a key role in this. He scored a half-century in just 22 deliveries. He did not even spare star bowler Bumrah. In the 15th over of RCB’s innings, he smashed 4 deliveries of Akash Madhwal. He played scoop shots much to the delight of fans. His quick half-century of 53 in just 23 deliveries includes five fours and 4 maximums. In Madhwal’s over he had shown his class. After guiding the second delivery towards the third man, he smashed a boundary over the keeper in the fourth delivery and over the third fielder in the next delivery. He played these shots as if it was a replay.

The Finisher Is Back:

Those who watched Dinesh Karthik’s innings have the same thing in their mind. Fans are placing their demands that he should be selected for the T20 World Cup. The experts are weighing in on the debate of who would get a spot as Wicketkeeper-batsman between KL Rahul and Dinesh Karthik. The last time Dinesh Karthik played for India was in 2022 for the World Cup. He did not get a second chance with the failure in the tournament. He has been entertaining us with his commentary skills. On the other hand, he is playing for his home state Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket. He became a sensation again with his heroics with the bat in the IPL.