IPL 2024: 'Dinesh Karthik can be India’s match-winner in T20 World Cup' - Former CSK star on RCB batter
IPL 2024: DK can be India’s match-winner in T20 WC, says former CSK star
Former Indian batter Ambati Rayudu has backed Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) in-form batter Dinesh Karthik to be added to India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad. In IPL 2024, DK has been in sensational form having amassed226 runs at an average of 75.33, with a strike-rate of 205.45, including twohalf-centuries. On Monday (April 15), Karthik smashed an impressive 35-ball 83, laced with 5 fours and 7 sixes at 237.14, in RCB's 25-run loss to SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a run-fest at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Hence, calls for his inclusion in the Indian team have increased.
'He has always been in the shadow of MS Dhoni...'
Talking on Star Sports, Rayudu said, "From his childhood, I have seen how talented he is. He has always been in the shadow of MS Dhoni and he did not get a lot of opportunities to showcase his talent. He has a golden chance to be India’s match-winner one last time and end his career by lifting the World Cup. So, I believe that Karthik should be taken to the World Cup."
However, former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes DK's inclusion in the T20 WC might not be the best idea. He opined, "He is playing in full flow; he is looking in great rhythm. But Indian cricket and World Cup are on a different level. In World Cups, you won’t see uncapped players bowling. There is no Impact rule either. Your batting becomes a little limited there and playing in that pressure is different."
As of now, many wicketkeeper-batters are in the frayto become a part of the World Cup, which will commence in June -- after IPL 2024. The likes of Rishabh Pant, Jitesh Sharma, Karthik, Sanju Samson, KL Rahul, etc. are fighting for the keeper-batter's slot. India's provisional squad for the T20 WC will be announced in early May.
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