New Delhi. A player who played for India before MS Dhoni and is still making waves in the IPL. There are moments of regret in the life of the one who was a member of India’s World Cup winning team. We are talking about Dinesh Karthik, who played his first ODI match 20 years ago. Dinesh Karthik admitted in an interview that at least two things happened in his life, which he still regrets.
Dinesh Karthik talked at length to Ravichandran Ashwin on his YouTube channel. During this, Karthik especially talked about the ecosystem of Mumbai Indians. Dinesh Karthik has played for Mumbai Indians in the 2012 and 2013 IPL seasons. Dinesh Karthik told that while staying in Mumbai Indians, the player is given every facility. Be it for playing, practicing or travelling. Mumbai Indians supports every player it includes in its team in every way.
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Dinesh Karthik says during this conversation, ‘If you talk to me about any regret in life, I would say that not being retained for Mumbai Indians in the year 2013 was that moment. I regret this even today. Let us tell you that DK was with Mumbai Indians in 2013 and the team also won the title in the same year. However, he was not retained after the tournament.
Taking this conversation further, Dinesh Karthik says that his another regret will be not being able to play for Chennai Super Kings in IPL. Let us tell you that Dinesh Karthik plays only for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket. Karthik, popularly known as DK, played his first match for India in September 2004. At that time even MS Dhoni did not play for Team India.
Talking about Dinesh Karthik’s overall career, he has played 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and 60 T20 matches. The special thing is that he has played most of these matches while being in MS Dhoni’s team. That is, when MS Dhoni played in the team as a wicketkeeper, Dinesh Karthik made a place in the team as a batsman. Talking about IPL, DK is among those 9 players who have played more than 200 matches in this league.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 9, 2024, 20:12 IST