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Krunal credits DK for RCB batters’ improved performance this season

May 11, 2026 admin

India’s Dinesh Karthik, right, and Krunal Pandya. File | Photo Credit: AP Veteran all-rounder Krunal Pandya credited mentor and batting coach Dinesh Karthik for Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s improved batting approach after his gritty knock against Mumbai Indians kept the side in the hunt and knocked the five-time champions out of the IPL playoffs race. Battling…

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Krunal changing the landscape of finger-spin in IPL: Karthik

April 26, 2026 admin

RCB’s Krunal Pandya and Tim David walk back after winning, during the IPL 2026 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT). | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K For the sake of convenience mostly, Krunal Pandya is classified as a left-arm orthodox spinner. But what leaves his left arm at the point of…

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SA20: Dinesh Karthik joins Paarl Royals; becomes first Indian player in the South African league

August 6, 2024 admin

Dinesh Karthik, during a practice session in Bengaluru. File photo | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Former wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik was on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, signed by Paarl Royals for the third season of the SA20, making him the first Indian cricketer to participate in the South African league, starting on January 9….

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Dinesh Karthik named Royal Challengers Bengaluru Mentor

July 1, 2024 admin

Wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik will be the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s batting coach and mentor. File | Photo Credit: PTI Royal Challengers Bengaluru, on Monday, announced the recently retired Dinesh Karthik as its batting coach and mentor. As a player, the former India wicketkeeper-batter had two different stints with RCB, with the most recent being from 2022…

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Twenty20 World Cup: International Cricket Council announces star-studded commentary panel

May 24, 2024 admin

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on May 24 announced some of the biggest names in cricket and broadcasting, including former India coach Ravi Shastri and the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, as part of a robust commentary panel for next month’s T20 World Cup. The T20 World Cup will be co-hosted by the USA and the West…

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Kohli credits Karthik for encouragement when he struggled in IPL 2022

May 24, 2024 admin

File picture of Royal Challengers Bangalore players Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik | Photo Credit: Sportzpics for IPL Premier India batter Virat Kohli has paid tribute to Dinesh Karthik after his retirement at the end of RCB’s IPL campaign, describing the veteran wicketkeeper-batter as a wise and honest person who lifted his spirits during a…

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Dinesh Karthik: Man of comebacks and Dhoni’s understudy calls time on IPL and international career

May 23, 2024 admin

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik hug each other after the IPL eliminator match against Rajasthan Royals in Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: PTI Dinesh Karthik’s international career was a classic case of what could have been after the arrival of Mahendra Singh Dhoni but on Wednesday, when he said goodbye to the game…

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IPL Eliminator | RCB’s Dinesh Karthik receives guard of honour after defeat to RR, hinting it could be his last IPL game

May 23, 2024 admin

File picture of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Dinesh Karthik acknowledging the crowd during an IPL game. | Photo Credit: AP Royal Challengers Benglauru’s star finisher Dinesh Karthik might well have had played his last game in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 38-year-old wicketkeeper-batter was given a guard of honour by his teammates after RCB’s fairytale…

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I’m 100 per cent ready to play Twenty20 World Cup, says Dinesh Karthik

April 20, 2024 admin

Dinesh Karthik, who has been in phenomenal form in this IPL, has not given up on his dream to play for India again and would do “everything he can to be in that flight” to the T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies next month. | Photo Credit: PTI Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik,…

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IPL 2024, RCB vs PBKS: Virat Kohli’s exceptional fifty carries Bengaluru to four-wicket victory over Punjab Kings

March 25, 2024 admin

Virat Kohli produced a quality half-century on a slightly gummy pitch that took the Holi-day crowd on a joyride and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a four-wicket victory over Punjab Kings in an IPL match here on Monday. The 177-run target wasn’t a massively tough one, but needed a meticulous scaling down because of the…

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