Dinesh Karthik is seen in a new role in this season. (Photo- PTI)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Punjab Kings in Qualifier-1 to make it to the final of IPL 2025. She will land on 3 June for her first title in IPL for Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In this season, apart from the players, a member who played outside the field played an important role in the success of the team in this season. We are talking about Dinesh Karthik, the mentor of RCB, whose Sunday is a birthday on 1 June.
Bangladesh was dusted in 8 balls
Former India wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik could never find a permanent place in the team. Initially failed to do so with his performance. Then when Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s entry into the Indian team, it became difficult for every wicketkeeper including Karthik. However, Karthik, who was inside and out of the team, played an innings of only 8 balls in his career, which made him immortal in Indian cricket.
This is the case of the 2018 Nidhas Trophy of the year 2018. In this match, Karthik made the champion the champion by saving Team India from defeat by playing 29 runs in 8 balls against Bangladesh. It is considered one of the best finish in inning cricket history. Even his innings is one of the highest cricket videos to see on YouTub. Apart from this, Dinesh Karthik also has a great record in IPL, but this time he is seen in a separate role.
RCB reached final
Dinesh Karthik, who performed brilliantly as a cricketer, is playing the role of mentor and batting coach in RCB. In this season, he has played an important role in bringing RCB to the finals. Now he is close to making RCB a champion for the first time.
Prior to this, he has a brilliant career in IPL as a player. Karthik, who has captained KKR, has played 257 matches in the IPL. In this, he has scored 4842 runs at an average of 26.31. This includes 22 half -centuries. Apart from this, he has also played many great innings for Team India.
Great performance in international cricket
Dinesh Karthik, who is celebrating his 40th birthday on 1 June, has played 26 Test matches for India. In this, he has scored 1025 runs at an average of 25. This includes a century and 7 half -centuries. Apart from this, he has also played 94 ODIs for Team India. In this, he has scored 1752 runs at an average of 30.20. Which includes 9 half -centuries. Dinesh Karthik has played 60 T20I matches for India. In this, he has scored 686 runs at an average of 26.38. However, during this time, he has been able to put only one fifty.
