11 Interesting Facts About Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik is an Indian professional wicket-keeper, batsman and the current vice captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders. He also captains the Tamil Nadu Cricket Team.
Today on his birthday, we take a look into 11 interesting facts about him.
1) In 2014, Dinesh Karthik was the 2nd highest paid player in the IPL after Delhi Daredevils bought him for Rs 12.5 crores.
2) Dinesh Karthik was India’s first man of the match-winner in T20Is after he scored 31* runs from 28 balls against South Africa in 2006 and led India to a win.
3) Dinesh Karthik has played for 6 IPL teams which are Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Kings X1 Punjab, Gujarat Lions and Kolkata Knight Riders!
4) Dinesh Karthik’s father was also a first division cricketer who introduced him to cricket and taught him the basics.
5) Dinesh Karthik’s second and current wife (Dipika Pallikal) is an Indian squash player he married in 2015 after he divorced his first wife and childhood friend in 2012 (Nikita Vijay)
6) Dinesh Karthik gathered limelight after stumping Micheal Vaughan in 2004.
7) Dinesh Karthik went through a surprising Champions Trophy in 2013 when he scored 2 centuries in warm-up matches but only 81 runs in 5 matches and was soon dropped.
8) Dinesh Karthik had participated in a dance reality show named “Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina” with Indian TV actress Nigaar Khan.
9) Robin Singh, who coached Dinesh Karthik in Under 19 World Cup 2004 and Tamil Nadu, once said that Dinesh Karthik is the fittest player in whole Tamil Nadu team and that he works tremendously hard.
10) He made his first class debut against Baroda scoring 37 runs coming in at No 8
11) Dinesh Karthik was a part of Team India U19 World Cup squad in the year 2004. He had some well-known teammates in the cricket world such as Robin Uthappa, RP Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayadu, and Suresh Raina in that tournament.
