Because the 2019 World Cup didn’t go well, I got dropped from the team: Dinesh Karthik

Indian wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik feels that not performing well in the 2019 World Cup had led to his exclusion from the T20I team. In the three matches that played, the batsman could only score 14 runs at an average of seven. In the semi-final match against New Zealand, when India lost three early wickets, Karthik managed to score only six runs in 25-balls before getting out to Matt Henry. It has almost been two years since Dinesh Karthik has played for the Indian national team. However, at the age of 36, the wicket-keeper batsman does not wish to announce his retirement from the game. Dinesh Karthik believes that he has the potential to play in the forthcoming T20 World Cups.

I also have the ability to play the role of a finisher: Dinesh Karthik

The wicket-keeper batsman made his debut way back in 2004. But due to MS Dhoni, it was difficult for Karthik to fix his spot in the Indian cricket tea. However, he gave his international career a massive boost when he scored an unbeaten 29 off 8 balls against Bangladesh in the Nidahas Trophy final in 2018. India required five runs off the last ball, and Karthik smashed Soumya Sarkar for a six over the extra-cover region. The former KKR captain also reckons that though the team has Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja in their ranks, he also has the ability to play the role of a finisher.

Meanwhile, when Kohli and the team would be playing the WTC finals, Sunil Gavaskar and Dinesh Karthik will serve with the microphone in hand. These two Indian batsmen have been reportedly roped in as commentators for the WTC final. Notably, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is finding it difficult to rope in commentators for the WTC final. This is due to the strict protocols and 10-day quarantine period for overseas professionals. As a result, many Indian and New Zealand cricket commentators have refused to commentate on the crucial game.

According to a report, Karthik and Gavaskar are the only Indians set to join the on-ground panel for the WTC. The duo will be accompanied by New Zealand’s Simon Doull and two other commentators, England’s Mike Atherton and Nasser Hussain. The talented Indian wicketkeeper-batsman will be seen commentating in the inaugural season of The Hundred in England. 

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