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Dinesh Karthik retires from all formats of cricket [Post Updated #355]

Both Rahul and Karthik will play in England ODI squad, which is the only thing that matters.

T20s are irrelevant. In that format, only IPL and WT20 matters.
 
EliteCynical said:
Brendan Taylor v Mortaza in an ODI in Harare 2006
Klusner v NZ in a game in 1999 in Napier
Chanderpaul v SL Trinidad 2008 also did it (the only guy to have won the game with a six off last ball when SIX was required)

Asif Mujtaba hit a six off last ball v Aus (I think Steve Waugh) to tie the game
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Thanks mate, looks like India and Pakistan get it highlighted but I'm assuming Miandad and Dinesh hit it in a n INTL game that was a decider.
 
Ab Fan said:
Both Rahul and Karthik will play in England ODI squad, which is the only thing that matters.

T20s are irrelevant. In that format, only IPL and WT20 matters.
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Even ODI's are irrelevant IMHO. Only WC and CT matter, and to some extent Asia cup.
 
The_Odd_One said:
Correction, IPL only matters for Indians.
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It also matters to the South Africans and Kiwis because a whole lot of their big players are part of IPL.

And it also matters to the countries who selected Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh and Jos Buttler because of their successful IPL performance.
 
It is shameful that Dhoni is still coming in the way of DK. DK is Mr Cool currently he can do no wrong, literally.
 
freelance_cricketer said:
It is shameful that Dhoni is still coming in the way of DK. DK is Mr Cool currently he can do no wrong, literally.
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It is fault of the system. Selectors should drop Dhoni but they lack the courage and Dhoni is taking full advantage.

No player will drop himself. Noone at all.
 
Mr Cool when facing third rate bowling attacks on flat pitches. Mr Clueless when up against a half decent bowling lineup. Hurry up and get fit Mr Saha.
 
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Karthik has played last for India in whites. Rishabh Pant will most probably take over in Trent Bridge.
 
BaankeJi said:
It is fault of the system. Selectors should drop Dhoni but they lack the courage and Dhoni is taking full advantage.

No player will drop himself. Noone at all.
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:))) :))) People want to replace Dhoni with Mr. Cool based on one T20 innings against Bangladesh
 
iniqbal223 said:
Nayan Mongia was far better than DK.
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Whatever match fixing scandals, but he was a great wicket keeper, dependable batsman (opened sometimes - would have fared well if he was playing alongside Fab 4 and not just Sachin) and a superb motivator behind the stumps!
 
saeed5646 said:
P.patel is very underrated he should have played ahead of kartik in test.
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Yes who knows he would have made the difference in the 1st test with some runs. He shuffles across the stumps to negate the movement, at least would have scored some runs till his stay! And Saha is a better keeper. If not these two they should have gone with Pant definitely!
 
Lmao Mongia, Parthiv Patel are nobodies. They are Adnan Akmal level keepers.

India are lucky they had the services of an ATG legend like Dhoni for so long, what a gem.
 
This guy, I don’t know what he’s achieved over the last few years but my enduring memory of him is getting bowled to Sami in the Bangalore test and then by Asif in the inaugural t20 league game. He looked rubbish. Always thought Parthiv Patel had more grit and guts
 
Averages 25 in 14 years of test cricket - it’s like going back to the days when India had test keepers such as Dasgupta, Ratra, Dighe, Prasad, Dahiya, Karim etc. Those guys could barely even hold a bat.
 
RamLakhan said:
Yes who knows he would have made the difference in the 1st test with some runs. He shuffles across the stumps to negate the movement, at least would have scored some runs till his stay! And Saha is a better keeper. If not these two they should have gone with Pant definitely!
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Agree.pant is ready he should play next test
 
At this rate, pant can't do worse than dk. Even I can perform the same as him if I were in the team. 0(1) isn't hard to achieve.
 
Thats the downside of IPL, apart from giving recognition to legends, they reach to unprecedented levels of glorifying more than rubbish players as ATG. Last few months have been horrible to hear the arguments like, India found like for like replacement of Dhoni in DK.

Common man, even DK, don't have even 50% of that regards for himself. And many Indian fans, just believe what is thrown at them. Even Pakistan media, did not back Afridi, Shezhad and Umar Akmal collectively that much.

Other case is of Ishant Sharma, the ATG coach Ravi Shastri,etc.
 
iniqbal223 said:
Thats the downside of IPL, apart from giving recognition to legends, they reach to unprecedented levels of glorifying more than rubbish players as ATG. Last few months have been horrible to hear the arguments like, India found like for like replacement of Dhoni in DK.

Common man, even DK, don't have even 50% of that regards for himself. And many Indian fans, just believe what is thrown at them. Even Pakistan media, did not back Afridi, Shezhad and Umar Akmal collectively that much.

Other case is of Ishant Sharma, the ATG coach Ravi Shastri,etc.
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Good point.

The IPL basically rewards mediocrity and inflates the egos of average cricketers - Karthik was bought for $500k in 2008, $900k in 2011, in 2014 he was bought for $2.1 million, in 2015 $1.75 million, in 2018 $1.1 million.

Add in endorsements and national contracts and Karthik is probably worth over $10 million - good luck to him for earning so much but what exactly has he achieved on the global scene?

The same is true for players like RP Singh, Vinay Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Ashok Dinda, Unadkat, Axar Patel etc.
 
People are too harsh on dinesh karhik. Give him few games in short formats and he will perform way better than dhoni does these days.
 
Appears to be a home track bully.
I may be wrong but he does not seem like test material. He has looked in panic mode in England tests.
 
Sam99 said:
People are too harsh on dinesh karhik. Give him few games in short formats and he will perform way better than dhoni does these days.
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He had got not just a few but 80 ODi games until now and he averages 28. He's a kinda player who can't score any runs against a good opposition. Any random match, and he ll score a fifty. Those are his limits.
 
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'Mr Cool' - the 33 year old who has played 80 odis yet still isn't averaging 30 selected as a specialist batsman today lol.
 
lol at Shastri's thought process at selecting this grandpa!
 
This chance could've been used better by likes of Shaw or Gill.
 
To keep picking Karthik has to be the most senseless cricketing decisions of all time! Even Karthik would be wondering what more (or less!) should he do to get dropped!
 
Incredible!

In the current top 6, not one player is under 30. This when we have won the u-19 WC twice and been runners up once in last 5-6 years. 2004 u-19 WC guys - Rayudu and DK are hogging the spots.
 
Mr Cool steering India to a comfortable win in the end after early jolts. In T20s DK has sealed his spot and Bhaijaan remains hopeful of a return in the world cup squad as well.
 
Hopefully this will be the end of Karthik's international career - he has played odis for almost 15 years and finished up with an incredible average of 30.20 and a gigantic strike rate of 73.

And to think he has played mostly as a specialist batsman in recent years lol.

Goodbye 'Mr Cool' please shut the door on your way out.
 
Gabbar Singh said:
Hopefully this will be the end of Karthik's international career - he has played odis for almost 15 years and finished up with an incredible average of 30.20 and a gigantic strike rate of 73.

And to think he has played mostly as a specialist batsman in recent years lol.

Goodbye 'Mr Cool' please shut the door on your way out.
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One biggest question which will remain for India from this WC should be "What would Shaw have done in place of Karthik in the SF game?"

Shaw currently has a Test average of 118 @ S/R 94. His FC avg is 61 @ S/R 79.

Karthik has a Test avg of 25 @ S/R 49. HIs FC is 41 @ S/R 59.

It doesn't take genius to figure out Shaw is a better batsman than Karthik. I think Kohli & Shastri made a major mistake here, probably over-confidence.
 
Pathetic selection. Have no idea why he was selected. Iyer or Gill would have been a better selection. Or even another specialist seamer as India only had 3.

Should be the end for him even in T20s.
 
Napa said:
One biggest question which will remain for India from this WC should be "What would Shaw have done in place of Karthik in the SF game?"

Shaw currently has a Test average of 118 @ S/R 94. His FC avg is 61 @ S/R 79.

Karthik has a Test avg of 25 @ S/R 49. HIs FC is 41 @ S/R 59.

It doesn't take genius to figure out Shaw is a better batsman than Karthik. I think Kohli & Shastri made a major mistake here, probably over-confidence.
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Shaw is a threat to Kohli, Kohli wants to be in the line light. If Shaw comes Kohli will be overshadowed. He is jealous
 
I think he might be worse than Malik. Can't believe India with all their batting resources picked this guy for the World Cup :danish
 
Hasan123 said:
Pathetic selection. Have no idea why he was selected. Iyer or Gill would have been a better selection. Or even another specialist seamer as India only had 3.

Should be the end for him even in T20s.
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I am still bemused on why they dropped Iyer. He played some good knocks and is hard hitting batsman. Gill I think struggled in Newzealand and I believe he still needs to spend some time in domestics to iron out some chinks.
 
Napa said:
One biggest question which will remain for India from this WC should be "What would Shaw have done in place of Karthik in the SF game?"

Shaw currently has a Test average of 118 @ S/R 94. His FC avg is 61 @ S/R 79.

Karthik has a Test avg of 25 @ S/R 49. HIs FC is 41 @ S/R 59.

It doesn't take genius to figure out Shaw is a better batsman than Karthik. I think Kohli & Shastri made a major mistake here, probably over-confidence.
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Shaw might be a better batsman than Kartik in Tests but nothing to prove in ODI yet. They should have experimented him in the last Australia ODI series.
 
Dingolfy said:
Shaw might be a better batsman than Kartik in Tests but nothing to prove in ODI yet. They should have experimented him in the last Australia ODI series.
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If you look at his S/Rs, it seems he has the strokeplay. I hope we find out sooner than later.
 
Napa said:
If you look at his S/Rs, it seems he has the strokeplay. I hope we find out sooner than later.
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It was against Windies attack on Indian pattas. I wont read much into that. I was actually waiting to see him bat in England or Australia as I feel he has some chinks in technique. He bats more like Sehwag without much feet movement and could be another FTB like him. But we will find out soon.
 
The batting order was just awful. If you want to exploit the potential best of Pandya and DK, they needed to bat below Dhoni. Apart from the settled top 3, the batting order has looked like players having fun on a trampoline.
 
DK should be persevered with. Hopefully we will see him in the Indian team for the 2023 WC.

Great talent
 
Dingolfy said:
Gill I think struggled in Newzealand and I believe he still needs to spend some time in domestics to iron out some chinks.
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lol at struggle in 2 games, out of which 1 game where everyone else failed. Even the great Tendulkar scored 3 blobs up front in what was the greatest ever ODI career.

No wonder with thought process like this we're shot as far our chances in world tourneys are concerned.
 
MP2011 said:
lol at struggle in 2 games, out of which 1 game where everyone else failed. Even the great Tendulkar scored 3 blobs up front in what was the greatest ever ODI career.

No wonder with thought process like this we're shot as far our chances in world tourneys are concerned.
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Dude, I am a casual fan and that is my observation. I am pretty sure our selectors who have played enough first class cricket knows how to spot a good batsman.
 
The two mysterys of cricket :-
How have shoaib malik and dinesh karthik played international cricket for so long ?!!!
 
I am pretty sure our selectors who have played enough first class cricket knows how to spot a good batsman.
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That's the problem. They don't know whom to back and whom not to!
 
Dingolfy said:
I am still bemused on why they dropped Iyer. He played some good knocks and is hard hitting batsman. Gill I think struggled in Newzealand and I believe he still needs to spend some time in domestics to iron out some chinks.
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Iyer was dropped harshly. He is more of a player who bats in the top 3 but he was doing fine at 4. India probably wanted someone more experienced at 4.
 
Dingolfy said:
Dude, I am a casual fan and that is my observation. I am pretty sure our selectors who have played enough first class cricket knows how to spot a good batsman.
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Just cos someone is a selector does not mean he is capable enough.

A lot of posters here are far better than most cricket analysts.
 
What I have observed is - Please stop sending our B/C teams to inferior tours like Zimbabwe, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, etc! This habit of sending our so-called bench strength teams to these places and then some crooks clicking against them will give bad indication of fake skills and then they will stick to our main teams like leaches! This is how players like Rayudu, DK, etc, came into picture! Either send our full-strength team to these places OR just avoid these tours!

Help their boards by importing more & more players to IPL (increase the number of IPL teams or increase the limit of foreign players! OR have an additional second short IPL season - or a kind of international T20 contest with players from these places majorly involved! Like Bangladesh Nagins, Caribbean Universal Bosses, Sri Lankan Lions, etc and mix them with 3 or 4 Indian IPL topper teams!) This is way better than having bilaterals against these lesser teams which will spoil our team composition! (All you do with this tours is make money isn't it? Make the same money in some other way!)

On the other hand send our next generation players (like Pant, Shaw, Gill, etc) consistently to A-tours in SENA countries (and pick them straight away if they perform well! This performance is way better than what b/c grade players achieve in the above mentioned tours!) This is much better preparation! And please please get rid of rotten/nothing players like Rayudu, DK, etc! This cost us the World Cup (a team without middle order batting!)

DK became hero of that non-sense T20 Trophy! And that led to his inclusion in Mega World Cup! Uh...

And some people accuse IPL for everything! I will not be surprised if they blame IPL for the world cup exit as well! (Because IPL happened before World Cup! I don't know if it affected preparation or made some people get injured! I don't think so!) Maybe our players played with IPL mindset (isn't it?) As if we were world beaters before IPL! (The flow is actually we won World Cup T20 2007- that led to a new generation Indian team - led to beginning of IPL T20 2008 - won 2011 ODI world cup - became a top-ranked team & competed well in all ICC tournaments - at least SF spot! Before this we were failing in the league stage itself mostly!)

We have this wonderful IPL actually which is giving the best platform - simulation of tight international pressure to show their skills! But unfortunately it is the oldies who are taking advantage of this IPL and coming up with fake performances! (Rayudu, Karthik, Dhoni, etc, shining in IPL absolutely makes no sense! IPL is meant for younger talents of the country to display their skills! Their performance in IPL should be counted for selection to national team or at least keep a watch on their progress to be selected later on after few A Tours!)
 
“Mr Cool” dropped for the WIs tour. Wish him all the best but hope we don’t see him again in India colours. It’s time to move on from all the oldies.
 
BCCI issues show-cause notice to Dinesh Karthik for attending CPL Promotional Activity

The BCCI has issued a showcause notice to out-of-favour India player Dinesh Karthik for attending a promotional event of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise Trinbago Knight Riders, which is owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.

The 34-year-old Karthik, who was a controversial pick in India's World Cup squad, was seen in Trinbago Knight Riders dressing room and attending their opening CPL match against St Kitts & Nevis in Port of Spain.

"Yes, Dinesh Karthik has been issued a showcause notice by the BCCI. We have received photographs where Karthik is seen in the dressing room of Trinbago Knight Riders. BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has issued a showcause notice asking him to explain why his central contract shouldn't be annulled," a senior BCCI official, privy to the development told PTI on condition of anonymity.

The BCCI got a screen grab of Karthik, who played 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and 32 T20Is for India, seen wearing Trinbago Knight Riders jersey and relaxing in the dressing room along side Brendon McCullum.

It is learnt that Karthik, who is the captain of Shah Rukh Khan co-owned franchise Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, didn't seek any permission from the BCCI to attend the event in the West Indies.

"As a centrally contracted cricketer, Dinesh Karthik had no business being seen in a franchise league which is not IPL. His central contract prevents him from being associated with any private league as it has been the BCCI clause for all active first-class cricketers," the senior official said.

Karthik wasn't available for comment but it is expected that he would be tendering unconditional apology as the National One Day Championship for the Vijay Hazare Trophy starts on September 24, where he is expected to turn up for Tamil Nadu.

The Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper-batsman's international career is believed to be all but over after his failure in the World Cup having scored 8 and 6 in two games that he batted. His susceptible technique in bowler-friendly conditions was badly exposed after his selection in the national team without any proper ODI performance created a furore.

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cr...league-shah-rukh-khan-team-1596516-2019-09-07
 
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday accepted Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik's unconditional apology for violating a clause of his central contract by watching a Caribbean Premier League match from a participating team's dressing room.

Karthik tendered an "unconditional apology" for violating BCCI's central contract clause by watching a Caribbean Premier League game from the Shah Rukh Khan co-owned Trinbago Knight Riders's dressing room.

"The BCCI has accepted Dinesh Karthik's apology and the matter is now a closed chapter," a Board official told PTI.

As per the central contract, Karthik, who has played 26 Tests and 94 ODIs for India, should have taken permission from the BCCI before attending the match. His contract bars him from being associated with any private league.

Karthik is the captain of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders but being seen in a Trinbago Jersey, while watching the match from the dressing room, prompted the BCCI to issue a show cause notice, asking why his central contract should not be cancelled.

Karthik, in his reply, submitted that he went to Port of Spain on KKR coach Brendon McCullum's request and watched the match wearing the TKR jersey on the New Zealander's insistence.

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/bcc...or-violating-contract-clause-official-2101629
 
After failing to make his mark in the ICC Cricket World Cup held earlier this year in England, India wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has been out of action for a while.

However, the 34-year-old cricketer was recently seen on a talk show “Breakfast with Champions” and during his candid chat with host Gaurav Kapur, the cricketer recalled a funny incident involving Sourav Ganguly, which happened during a high voltage clash between India and Pakistan in 2004 Champions Trophy.

During the interaction, Rohit Sharma from behind insisted Gaurav to ask Karthik about what he did to former India captain Sourav Ganguly during his debut tour. To which Karthik responded by saying it is a funny and embarrassing story.

Narrating the incident, Karthik explained how despite not being part of the playing XI he still managed to irk the former India captain. The right-handed batsman said that he was a substitute and took water for the players every time a wicket fell. However, this particular time he couldn’t control his balance and accidentally bumped into Ganguly.

The former Indian skipper moved two or three steps away due to the force generated by the bump. Ganguly failed to control his emotions and yelled back at young Karthik saying, “aiee kaun hain re, aisa log ko kidhar kidhar se laatein hain re (which if translated in English means: who is this guy, from where do we bring these guys).”

Yuvraj Singh, who was part of the playing XI in that match, corrected Karthik’s statement on Twitter. The left-handed batsman, who was dismissed on duck in that match, tweeted: “dada exact words! Kaun hai re ye pagal ! kahan se pakad ke Latien hai ???????? in the middle of india vs pak tense game!”

It was a must-win encounter for both the nations with the winner advancing to the semi-finals. After electing to field first, Pakistan pushed India on the back foot right from the first over. While others failed to fire, India’s then wicketkeeper Rahul Dravid and Ajit Agarkar put up a fight as the Men In Blue managed to post 200 on the board.

Coming to defend a paltry 201, Irfan Pathan got India off to a great start as he removed Yasir Hameed, Imran Farhat, and Shoaib Malik early. However, a splendid batting performance from Mohammad Yousuf helped Pakistan edge out India by three wickets in the end.

https://indianexpress.com/article/s...ions-trophy-breakfast-with-champions-6021328/
 
Seems to have done a runner from his KKR captaincy!

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Kolkata Knight Riders will see a change of guard as the management revealed that current captain Dinesh Karthik has opted to hand over captaincy of the franchise to Eoin Morgan.

“Dinesh Karthik has informed the KKR management that with a view to focusing on his batting and contributing more to the team’s cause, he wished to handover the captaincy to Eoin Morgan,” KKR said in a statement.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...eoin-morgan/story-I9NjwsjnG6WUAW4Z99YD5O.html
 
Worst piece of trash player I have ever come across that always gets backed due to political connections disgusting player. abomination of a cricketer. India will continue to pick these fodders who get in due to their political connections.
 
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Seems to have done a runner from his KKR captaincy!

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Kolkata Knight Riders will see a change of guard as the management revealed that current captain Dinesh Karthik has opted to hand over captaincy of the franchise to Eoin Morgan.

“Dinesh Karthik has informed the KKR management that with a view to focusing on his batting and contributing more to the team’s cause, he wished to handover the captaincy to Eoin Morgan,” KKR said in a statement.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...eoin-morgan/story-I9NjwsjnG6WUAW4Z99YD5O.html
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When the going gets tough... watching a few of their games it looked like Eoin was already commanding the team anyway and Dinesh was only captain by name.
 
Morgan being made captain was always likely to happen as Mccullum is a big supporter of Morgan, Morgan being a successful LO captain, and Karthik not being a very good captain. Morgan was becoming influential in decision making. Now he has full control. Let's see if this can turn KKR fortunes around.
 
Ponting stepping down for Rohit made the Mumbai Indians the team they are today. KKR must have taken this decision after a LOT of deliberation.
 
Former India cricketers – Irfan Pathan and Aakash Chopra – questioned former Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik to step aside. According to the former cricketers, with a game coming up in the evening against Mumbai Indians, it was not the right time to take a call like that.

Aakash questioned the timing and also showed concern over Eoin Morgan’s form – which has not been the best.

“They have a game tonight. And while it’s their decision to make, Morgan’s batting form has left a lot to be desired in in IPL 2020 There’s another team in the competition that’s struggling with their overseas captain’s form,” tweeted Chopra.

On the other hand, Irfan was concerned that the decision could derail their campaign as he believes that the Knight Riders franchise is very much in the race to make it to the Playoffs.

“Mid season change in Captaincy is never a comfortable situation for the team members. Hope KKR doesn’t go astray from here. They are very much in the race for the playoffs!” tweeted Pathan.

“We are fortunate to have leaders such as DK, who has always put the team first. It takes a lot of courage for someone like him to take a decision such as this,” team CEO Venky Mysore said in the statement.

“While we were surprised by his decision, we are respectful of his wishes.”

Midway into the ongoing season, KKR find themselves at fourth place in the points table with four wins and three losses. “…DK and Eoin have worked brilliantly together during this tournament and although Eoin takes over as captain, this is effectively a role swap and we expect that this transition will work in a seamless manner,” Mysore said.

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...-to-hand-over-captaincy-to-eoin-morgan-952778
 
A ‘surprised’ Gautam Gambhir reacted strongly to Dinesh Karthik’s decision of handing over Kolkata Knight Riders captaincy to Eoin Morgan in the middle of IPL 2020. The two-time IPL-winning former KKR captain said Morgan won’t be able to change things as KKR have already played half their matches this year.

Gambhir’s comments came before KKR were handed a crushing 8-wicket defeat by defending champions Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi, which marked the debut of Morgan as KKR’s new captain.

“Cricket is not about relationships, it’s about performances and honestly, I don’t think Morgan can change a lot of things. He could’ve changed a lot of things had he captained from the start of the tournament. No one changes during the middle of the tournament. It’s nice to have a good relationship between the coach and the captain,” said Gambhir on Star Sports when he was asked about whether the relationship between Morgan and head coach Brendon McCullum can get KKR to new highs.

Gambhir said KKR were not in a position that they needed a change in captaincy.

“Li’ll surprised. He’s obviously leading KKR for the last 2 and a half years. You don’t do it in the middle of the season. KKR is not in that bad a position that someone needs to change a captain, so yeah little bit surprised,” added Gambhir.

The former India opener, who captained KKR for seven seasons and led them to two titles in 2012 and 2014, said KKR should have appointed Eoin Morgan as captain at the start of the season if they really wanted to do it.

“If KKR wanted to make this change, they should have done it at the start of the competition. If you are talking so much about a World Cup-winning captain being there in your team puts pressure on someone like Dinesh Karthik then why not just give it to Morgan straightaway, why put so much pressure on Karthik? My point is, it sounds very good when someone says that I want to concentrate on my batting but the truth is, you start getting fillers from the management whether they are happy or not, so it’s very unfortunate,” Gambhir said.

Gambhir also refused to compare this with his decision to step down as the Delhi Daredevils captain in 2018.

“My situation was very different to what DK’s situation is. I only captained Delhi for 7 games and DK is captaining KKR for the last two and a half years, so obviously, the CEO, the entire management know his style of captaincy. I went to DD with a very different mindset that I want to change the fortunes of Delhi but after it didn’t happen for seven games I felt the need to step down,” Gambhir said.

KKR are still at No.4 in the points table – with 8 points in 8 matches - despite suffering successive confidence-denting defeats.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...incy-change/story-Deh5Z9SPuAtFPDRbMuGkYJ.html
 
Saj said:
Why did he step aside as skipper?
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Dinesh Karthik has informed the KKR management that with a view to focusing on his batting and contributing more to the team’s cause, he wished to handover the captaincy to Eoin Morgan
 
Dinesh Karthik, who has been in blistering form for the Royal Challengers Banglore in the IPL, has underlined his desire to make a comeback to the Indian side ahead of the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Karthik has emerged as a brilliant finisher for the Bengaluru-based IPL side, playing some impactful knocks at the back end of the innings. In six matches so far, Karthik has aggregated 197 runs at an average of 197.00 and a strike rate of 209.57 with one half-century.

On Saturday, 16 April, he was again in devastating form, scoring 66* in only 34 deliveries, helping RCB post a score of 189/5 against the Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. RCB eventually ended up winning the contest by 16 runs.

After his stunning performances, Karthik has now stated his intentions to make a comeback to the Indian squad, citing it as a long-term vision.

Speaking to Virat Kohli after the match on iplt20.com, Karthik said, "There is a small term goal and there is a bigger vision as well.

"The small term goal is obviously to do very well for RCB. The bigger vision was to play for the country."

Karthik signalled his intention to be a part of the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia and win matches for the country. "I know there is a World Cup around the corner. I want to be part of that World Cup desperately and help India cross the line," he added.

"It's been a long time since India won a multi-nation tournament. I want to be that person who is helping India do that.

"For that, you need to prepare differently, you need to be aware of so many things and try and be that player where people stand up and notice you and say, 'hey this guy is doing something special and I wanted to be that guy.'"

Former skipper Virat Kohli was also left impressed by Karthik's performances, claiming that he had made a strong case for making a comeback. "He has been amazing. With those scores, DK has definitely made a strong claim to play all forms of cricket," Kohli said while speaking to the commentators during the strategic timeout.

RCB skipper Faf du Plessis was also full of praise for Karthik after the match, saying, "The way DK is playing at the moment, I may sound like a broken record, but he is playing the best he has ever. He is so clear, calm and composed."

The former South African skipper had earlier drawn comparisons between Karthik and MS Dhoni after Karthik had guided RCB to a victory against Kolkata Knight Riders earlier in the IPL season.

"DK’s experience helped in the end, cool-calm, runs weren’t never really too far away. He’s probably as cool as MS Dhoni can get in the last five overs," du Plessis had stated in the post-match press conference.

The 36-year old Karthik has played 152 international matches for India, aggregating 3176 runs with one century and sixteen fifties. Karthik last played an international match for India at the 2019 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in the semi-final against New Zealand.

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Dinesh is in red hot form, will India select him for the T20WC? I personally think he deserves a chance and this could be his last attempt as he's almost 37. Maybe there's room for both Pant and him in an XI
 
daytrader said:
Dinesh is in red hot form, will India select him for the T20WC? I personally think he deserves a chance and this could be his last attempt as he's almost 37. Maybe there's room for both Pant and him in an XI
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Pant with an average of 24 and strike rate of 126 is clearly a better player than Karthik with an average of 33 and strike rate of 143. One thing that doesn't go in Karthik's favour is the blunder he made against Bangladesh in Nidahas Trophy final. He won that match for India, if Pant was there he would have gifted his wicket away and helped India lose that match. We need players like Pant in T20 cricket. :inti
 
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