RCB’s experienced wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik spoke openly about his cricketing and IPL career in Ravichandran Ashwin’s YouTube podcast. During this, he narrated his 16 years of pain.
IPL 2024: The name of Dinesh Karthik (DK), the experienced wicketkeeper-batsman of the Indian team and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), who is often in the headlines for his personal and professional life, is once again in the news. In fact, during the current season of IPL, he spoke openly about his cricketing and IPL career in Rajasthan Royals spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin’s YouTube podcast ‘Kutty Stories’. During this, he narrated his 16 years of pain.
Let us tell you that many players have retired from IPL till now. There are some players who may not be seen playing in the next season. The first name in this list is that of Chennai Super Kings’ great player Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Apart from him, Dinesh Karthik (DK) of Royal Challengers Bangalore is also one of those players. At present, Karthik has given some good performance as a finisher this season, but the team did not benefit from it. Karthik has scored 90 runs in four matches this season at an average of 45.00 and a strike rate of more than 173.
Dinesh told what he regrets
In Ravichandran Ashwin’s YouTube podcast ‘Kutty Stories’, Dinesh Karthik told that he does not have too many regrets about his cricketing. But leaving Mumbai Indians in 2013 and not being able to play for Chennai Super Kings are the two biggest regrets of his career. Let us tell you that DK played the 2012 and 2013 IPL seasons for Mumbai. In 2013 itself, Mumbai won its first trophy, of which he was also a part. Despite this, he rejected Mumbai’s retention offer and went to the 2014 auction. Where Delhi Daredevils had made the final bid for him.
Regarding leaving Mumbai Indians’ retention, Karthik said- “If you ask me about my regrets in IPL, it is that I did not want to be retained in 2013. I don’t have many regrets in life. I am not that kind of person, but if you ask me about two regrets in my cricket career in terms of IPL, one of them would be the decision of not being retained, because I think Mumbai Indians was a team that really Could have helped me move forward and become a better player”.
Karthik told that even during Ranji Trophy, you can ask MI for practice. They will immediately give you everything you need like coach, balls, bowlers, side armour, hotel for stay, flight tickets etc. They have created such an ecosystem where players can enhance their skills in a better way. He said that if he had stayed there, he could have improved even more as a player.
Will regret not being able to play for CSK
Regarding not being able to play for Chennai Super Kings, DK said, “The second regret is that I have not been able to represent CSK till now, but I understand this. I regret this because I couldn’t play. I mean I am from Chennai and I have played all my cricket there and I would have loved to be a part of the yellow jersey, but I always respect them because they really try to get me in the auction every year”.
‘Sometimes we may have to lose friendships’
Dinesh Karthik opened up on the biggest regrets of his cricket career and his strained relationship with spinner Kuldeep Yadav during his struggling days with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019. Karthik said- Leading a franchise is a completely different job. Players from different types and countries are in the team and you have to deal with all the challenges. You are very honest with them. As a captain you may also lose some friends. When I was captaining KKR, Kuldeep Yadav was not performing as well as he is doing now. I had a serious conversation with him, and I don’t think he would have appreciated me on that level. I had to be strict with him.
He said, ‘That was a very difficult time for Kuldeep. I think those difficult times have made him a better bowler today. My misfortune is that I had to be a part of that bad phase of his life. I hope he understands what I did. I don’t want him to appreciate it and everything to be fine. You have to take decisions for the team and there was nothing personal in it.
Dinesh Karthik’s IPL career
Let us tell you that Dinesh Karthik has been playing in IPL since the first season. He has participated in all the seasons of IPL so far. He has missed only 2 games in these 16 years. Karthik has played for a total of 6 franchises in different seasons. Playing the role of finisher for Bengaluru in the 17th season. Karthik has played a total of 247 matches in IPL so far. He has scored a total of 4,606 runs at an average of 26 and strike rate of 133.3. These include 20 half-centuries. His best score is 97* runs. He is among the 10th highest run scorers in the history of the tournament.
Dinesh Karthik has played for these franchises
Following his stint with Delhi Capitals from the inception of the IPL in 2008 to 2010, the right-handed batsman had stints with Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings, 2011), Mumbai Indians (2012–13), again with Delhi in 2014, Royal Challengers Bangalore Has also worked with Challengers Bangalore (2015, 2022-till date), Gujarat Lions (2016-17), Kolkata Knight Riders (2018-21). He also won the 2013 IPL title with MI, which is his only IPL title till date.
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