Dinesh Karthik, the senior Indian cricketer, is in superb form in the IPL 2022, and everyone is talking about how he has risen as a finisher for his IPL squad Royal Challengers Bangalore. Previously, Dinesh Karthik headed Kolkata Knight Riders, but he was substituted by Eoin Morgan following the team’s dismal performance, and the franchise released him before the IPL 2022 mega-auction.
RCB paid Rs. 5.5 crore for the wicketkeeper-batsman, and it is fair to say that he is doing everything he can to defend his acquisition. RCB has won three of its five matches so far, with Dinesh Karthik remaining unbeaten 4 times with scores of 32*, 14*, 44*, 7*, and 34. Many cricket supporters believe DK should be called up to the national squad since he will end India’s hunt for a finisher and boost India’s possibility of success in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
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Dinesh Karthik’s colleagues have commended him for his excellent innings, as have many veteran cricketers like Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar, and others. Karthik, on the other hand, treasures a compliment from none other than Sachin Tendulkar, the great former Indian batsman.
Sachin Tendulkar praises Dinesh Karthik
In a video posted on the 100MB app and YouTube, Tendulkar praised Karthik in particular while assessing the IPL 2022 match between RCB and Chennai Super Kings, claiming that RCB’s lower order has a very dangerous player in the form of Dinesh Karthik, who is a 360-degree player and can bat against both spin and pace.
“There are not many right now who are picking up line & length of a bowler so quickly like @DineshKarthik has been doing”
Watch what @sachin_rt had to say about Dinesh Karthik’s unreal form! 🔥#IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/tXOcmug5n5
— 100MB (@100MasterBlastr) April 14, 2022
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Dinesh started to attack from the very first ball, according to Sachin Tendulkar, and he doesn’t make up his decision to hit the ball right away; instead, he studies the line and length of the ball first and then plays the shot appropriately. Sachin Tendulkar also claims that Dinesh is one of the few batters in the world today who can read the line and length of the ball as quickly as he can.
It is without a doubt one of Dinesh Kartik’s proudest moments
And it is evident from his reply. Quoting the 100MB app’s tweet in which Sachin Tendulkar was seen praising Dinesh Kartik, he wrote,
“That feeling of being on cloud 9 when the G.O.A.T of cricket appreciates you.”
That feeling of being on cloud 9 when the G.O.A.T of cricket appreciates you ❤️☺️ https://t.co/EsoaWIafVV
— DK (@DineshKarthik) April 14, 2022
The RCB squad has had a mediocre IPL 2022 season thus far, presently sitting in 6th place on the points table. So far, the team has played five games, with three victories and two defeats. Following a loss to Punjab Kings to begin the season, RCB went on to win the following three games, defeating the sides of previous year’s finalist Kolkata Knight Riders, five-time IPL champion Mumbai Indians, and first IPL champion Rajasthan Royals.
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The three-match winning streak came to an end in the preceding match, when they were defeated by reigning champions CSK. The club will be trying to beat the Delhi Capitals in their upcoming encounter.
In the five matches played so far in the IPL 2022, Dinesh Karthik has scored 131 runs as a wicketkeeper-batsman. He is presently RCB’s second-highest run scorer in the IPL 2022, only trailing behind skipper Faf du Plessis.
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