Indian wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik will play in the South African T20 League. In this way, Dinesh Karthik will be the first Indian player to play in the South African T20 League. The team of this league, Paarl Royals, has signed a contract with Dinesh Karthik. Recently, after IPL 2024, Dinesh Karthik had said goodbye to professional cricket. However, now there is good news for cricket fans that he will be seen playing in the South African T20 League. In the IPL, Dinesh Karthik has been a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore as well as Punjab Kings, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Lions.
Dinesh Karthik expressed happiness
Karthik said, I have a lot of memories of playing in South Africa and going there and when this opportunity came, I could not refuse because how special it would be to play competitive cricket and win this incredible competition with the Royals. I am very happy to join the Paarl Royals team, which has a lot of experience, quality and potential. I am definitely looking forward to joining this group and contributing to an exciting season.
These players were included in the list
Let us tell you that BCCI allows only retired Indian players to play in foreign leagues. Dinesh Karthik will be included along with retired Ambati Rayudu, Yusuf Pathan, Suresh Raina, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Bjorn Forten, Andile Phehlukwayo, Mitchell van Buuren, Kodi Yusuf, Keith Dudgeon, Nqaba Piet, Vena Mphaka, Huwen Drie Pretorius, Dion Gallien and Robin Uthappa, along with Indian players playing in foreign franchise tournaments. Royals’ cricket director Kumar Sangakkara hopes that Karthik’s T20 experience can be utilized.
How has Karthik’s international cricket career been?
- Karthik has scored 1,025 runs in 42 innings of 26 Tests for India at an average of 25. This includes 1 century and 7 half-centuries.
- He has scored 1,752 runs in 49 innings of 94 ODIs at an average of 30.21. This includes 9 half-centuries.
- Apart from this, he has scored 686 runs in 60 T20 Internationals at an average of 26.38 and a strike rate of 142.62. During this, he has also been successful in hitting 1 half-century.
How has Karthik’s T20 career been?
- Karthik has played 401 matches in his T20 cricket career, scoring 7,407 runs at an average of 27.13 and a strike rate of 136.96. This includes 34 half-centuries. His best performance has been 97* runs.
- Similarly, Karthik has scored 4,842 runs in 234 innings of 257 IPL matches at an average of 26.32 and a strike rate of 135.36. This includes 22 half-centuries. He has represented 6 different teams in the IPL.
