Dinesh Karthik, left, and Jitesh Sharma (Photo Credit: RCB on X) BENGALURU: Coming in at No. 6 in the 16th over against Mumbai Indians on Monday, Jitesh Sharma got going against Trent Boult following up a boundary with a maximum. In fact, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) wicketkeeper-bat scored 24 off eight Boult deliveries. He…
Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X) CHENNAI: The floodlights at the MA Chidambaram Stadium hadn’t yet flickered on, but Virat Kohli was already at work, fine-tuning his strokes on Thursday. That, in a nutshell, would tell you how charged the champion batter is to make it count against a team that has bothered him through his…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru batting coach Dinesh Karthik dismissed concerns over Virat Kohli’s supposed struggles against spin, asserting that the star batter is well-prepared to take on Chennai Super Kings’ formidable spin trio in their highly anticipated IPL 2025 clash in Chennai on Friday, March 28. Kohli has begun the new season in fine style, smashing…
At the Raisina Dialogue 2025, Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, Chief of the Indian Navy, addressed the shifting landscape of maritime threats and the necessity of adapting defence architectures to counter both state and non-state actors. Speaking on a panel that explored emerging risks to global security and trade, Admiral Tripathi underscored the need for self-reliance…
Dinesh Karthik is the batting coach of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL. Bengaluru: Had India not won the Champions Trophy in Dubai, it is quite conceivable that Rohit Sharma’s place at the helm of the Indian cricket team would have come under scrutiny. He was on a perilously slippery slope, having fared poorly…
Dinesh Karthik (RCB Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has credited the Indian Premier League (IPL) with revolutionising Indian cricket to the point where the country can now field two to three national teams of the same quality simultaneously. Speaking at the Padukone Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence on Friday, Karthik praised the…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has hailed Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for delivering match-winning performances in the ICC Champions Trophy and T20 World Cup finals respectively, despite their underwhelming form earlier in the tournament. Speaking on Cricbuzz, Karthik praised the veteran duo for their ability…
NEW DELHI: Dubai is set for a thrilling showdown as India take on New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. India enter the contest as firm favourites, having won all four of their matches in the tournament, including a 44-run victory over the Black Caps in the…
Dinesh Karthik (Image credit: SA20) NEW DELHI: Dinesh Karthik came in as Jos Buttler’s replacement in the Paarl Royals squad ahead of the third season of the SA20 – South Africa’s premier T20 competition. On January 11, he made his debut against two-time defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape in a milestone moment. ‘DK’, as he…
Former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik was pleasantly surprised to learn that he had surpassed MS Dhoni in an elite Twenty20 cricket list during his recent stint in SA20, South Africa’s premier franchise-based T20 tournament. The first Indian cricketer to feature in the budding league, Karthik scored 144 runs in 11 matches for Paarl Royals, overtaking…