Dinesh Karthik: Dinesh Karthik. This is the name which is currently in discussion during the Indian Premier League. Especially since he has played stormy innings against Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad. T20 World Cup is also to be held in June this year. In such a situation, the discussion about his name has started once again. But the question is that when Dinesh Karthik, who is creating havoc in IPL, plays T20 International for Team India, what kind of game has he played, let’s take a look at it.
Dinesh Karthik in Indian Premier League
First of all, let’s look at Dinesh Karthik’s IPL career so far. Karthik has played for many teams in IPL till now. This includes teams like Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata. He has also been the captain of KKR. Although currently playing for RCB. Talking about his career, Karthik has played 249 matches in IPL so far and has 4742 runs in his name. His average in IPL is 26.64, while he bats at a strike rate of 134.98. Karthik has scored 22 half-centuries in the Indian Premier League.
Dinesh Karthik in T20 International
Now let us talk about his T20 International career. So far he has played only 60 matches for India in T20. During this period, 686 runs have come from his bat. His average here has been 26.38, while he bats here at a strike rate of 142.62. He has only one half-century to his name in T20 International. That means whether we talk about IPL or T20 International, his average is almost the same. While playing for India, his strike rate increases.
Dinesh Karthik’s performance in T20 World Cup
Now let’s take a look at the statistics of the T20 World Cup. Dinesh Karthik played the 2022 World Cup for India, after which he is out of Team India. He has played 10 matches in the T20 World Cup so far, in which he has only 71 runs to his name. Here his average becomes 8.87 and he bats at a strike rate of 97.26. Karthik has played the 2007, 2010 and 2022 World Cups for India. During this period, only 10 fours have come from his bat. Whereas Karthik, who is winning accolades with his sixes in the IPL, does not have a single six in his name in the T20 World Cup.
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