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India
Full name Krishnakumar Dinesh Karthik
Born June 1, 1985, Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu
Current age 22 years 314 days
Major teams India, Delhi Daredevils, India A, India Blue, India Under-19s, Indian Board President’s XI, Tamil Nadu
Also known as Dinesh
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 19 | 30 | 1 | 931 | 129 | 32.10 | 1869 | 49.81 | 1 | 7 | 125 | 2 | 42 | 5 |
| ODIs | 26 | 20 | 5 | 330 | 63 | 22.00 | 473 | 69.76 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| T20Is | 6 | 5 | 1 | 67 | 31* | 16.75 | 58 | 115.51 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| First-class | 57 | 91 | 5 | 2789 | 134 | 32.43 | 4 | 19 | 153 | 15 | ||||
| List A | 76 | 63 | 7 | 1533 | 116* | 27.37 | 1 | 9 | 76 | 16 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 220 | 37 | 20.00 | 190 | 115.78 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 7 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 57 | 30 | 28 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.60 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twenty20 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | India v Australia at Mumbai, Nov 3-5, 2004 |
| Last Test | India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Dec 8-12, 2007 |
| ODI debut | England v India at Lord’s, Sep 5, 2004 |
| Last ODI | India v Australia at Mumbai, Oct 17, 2007 |
| T20I debut | South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 |
| Last T20I | Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008 |
| First-class debut | 2002/03 |
| Last First-class | India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Dec 8-12, 2007 |
| List A debut | 2002/03 |
| Last List A | Tamil Nadu v Mumbai at Visakhapatnam, Apr 4, 2008 |
| Twenty20 debut | South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 |
| Last Twenty20 | Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008 |
| Profile |
It took just one season for Dinesh Karthik to be transformed from an obscure second-choice wicketkeeper for Tamil Nadu to a serious contender for a berth in the Indian squad. Karthik may be a cherub-faced, shy boy off the field, but he has shown his ability to attack under pressure, and improvise, on it. As a 17-year-old playing his first season in 2002, he showed glimpses of his batting talent but his wicketkeeping wasn’t up to scratch, resulting in him being dropped for the Ranji Trophy knockout matches. However, his impressive showing in the Under-19 World Cup in Dhaka - including a whirlwind 70 in a must-win game against Sri Lanka - two vital hundreds in the Ranji Trophy knock-out and an improved showing behind the stumps resulted in him emerging as a contender for the national squad. He was picked in the Indian one-day squad, as replacement for Parthiv Patel, in August 2004, and made his debut in a NatWest Challenge game against England where he pulled off a superb stumping. Shortly afterwards, he was called up to make his Test debut against Australia in the fourth Test at Mumbai. After managing just one fifty in ten Tests, he was axed in favour of the flamboyant Mahendra Singh Dhoni but he returned for India’s tour to South Africa towards the end of 2006. He cemented his place in both Tests and ODIs and was chosen for the Bangladesh tour, India’s first assignment after the forgettable World Cup, as a specialist Test opener. He scored his maiden Test ton in the second Test at Dhaka.
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