Dinesh Karthik, a wicket-keeper for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), crushed an 83 run score in 35 balls in the losing cause against Sunrisers Hyderabad at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Former Indian cricketer Ambati Rayudu argued for Karthik’s inclusion in the 2024 T20 World Cup roster. Dinesh Karthik, a wicket-keeper for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), crushed an 83-ball score in the losing cause against Sunrisers Hyderabad at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Former Indian cricketer Ambati Rayudu argued for Karthik’s inclusion in the 2024 T20 World Cup roster. Virat Kohli (42 off 20) and Du Plessis (62 off 28) set the tone for the RCB chase as they chased a massive 287. After that, RCB concluded with 262 for 7, thanks to a legendary effort from Dinesh Karthik, who kept the hosts in the game with a 35-ball 83.
In 7 games, the veteran has scored 226 runs at an average of 75.33 and a strike rate of 205.45, with two half-centuries. Rayudu claimed that Karthik has always been in MS Dhoni’s shadow and has not had many opportunity to exhibit his talent.
“I’ve known how talented he is from childhood. He has always been in the shadow of MS Dhoni, and he has not had many opportunity to demonstrate his talent. He has a fantastic opportunity to be India’s match-winner one more time and cap off his career by capturing the World Cup. So, I believe Karthik should be selected for the World Cup,” Rayudu told Some news sources.
“He is playing in full swing; he appears to be in good rhythm. However, Indian cricket and the World Cup are not on the same level. Uncapped players are not permitted to bowl in World Cup matches. There is no impact rule either. Your hitting gets limited there, and playing under pressure is different,” Pathan explained.
