India wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik is all set to make his final IPL look within the 2024 version starting on March 22, and he’ll resolve on his worldwide retirement after the profitable T20 league. The 38-year-old, who’s presently contracted with the Royal Challengers Bangalore, has performed in all of the 16 editions of the IPL since 2008 and has solely missed two matches throughout 16 seasons. “This 2024 version can be his (Dinesh Karthik’s) final IPL. He’ll resolve his worldwide retirement after the IPL,” a BCCI supply informed PTI on situations of anonymity.

One of the crucial skilled wicket-keeper batters within the IPL, Karthik has represented six groups within the league.

He began off with Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) in 2008 earlier than transferring to Kings XI Punjab in 2011. He spent the next two seasons with Mumbai Indians earlier than going again to Delhi in 2014 for a price ticket of a whopping Rs 12.5 crore.

Royal Challengers signed him in 2015 for Rs 10.5 crore and he then performed for Gujarat Lions in 2016 and 2017 earlier than spending 4 seasons with the Kolkata Knight Riders.

He has led the Kolkata facet to IPL playoffs in 2018 they usually completed fifth within the factors desk in 2019.

Forward of the IPL 2022, Karthik was launched by KKR and was purchased by RCB for the second time for Rs 5.5 crore. He had a stellar 2022 for RCB whereas primarily enjoying the position of a finisher.

Karthik made 330 runs in 16 matches at a mean of 55 and an explosive strike-rate of 183.33 that yr, a guiding power in RCB’s march to the play-offs.

That run earned Karthik a berth within the India squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 held in Australia however he couldn’t shine as anticipated as Virat Kohli’s facet bowed out of semifinals after a defeat in opposition to eventual champions England.

However by then, Karthik had additionally made a reputation for himself as a commentator along with his sprightly, technique-laden strategy.

The Tamil Nadu man has an inexpensive stint at worldwide profession too, contemplating his profession clashed with that of MS Dhoni as a wicketkeeper batsman.

He has performed 26 Checks after making debut in 2004 in opposition to Australia, scoring 1025 runs and effecting 57 catches and 6 stumpings. He performed his final Check in 2018.

Within the ODIs, he scored 1752 runs in 94 matches between 2004 and 2019, and managed 64 catches and seven stumpings.

Karthik’s final match for India was the T20I in opposition to Bangladesh in 2022 after making his debut within the shortest format in 2006. He scored 686 runs from 60 T20Is and effected 30 catches and eight stumpings.

Karthik has performed in 242 IPL matches for the reason that inaugural version, scoring 4516 runs at a mean of 25.81 and strike price of 132.71, with 20 half-centuries. He has affected 141 catches and 36 stumpings.

Nonetheless, he not too long ago featured within the DY Patil T20 Cup in Navi Mumbai. PTI BS PDS PDS UNG

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