Dinesh Karthik admitted that he was on cloud 9 after Sachin Tendulkar appreciated him. The Royal Challangers Bangalore’s wicket-keeper batsman has scored 131 runs in IPL 2022 so far at a whopping strike rate of 218.33.
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Karthik has been in phenomenal touch this season. The 36-year-old has helped his team scored six points in five games. RCB sit on the sixth rung of the IPL 2022 points table.
The God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar was amongst the several who praised Karthik for his finishing. The RCB player has been dismissed only once this season and averages 131.
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Tendulkar on Twitter said that the Indian batter is picking the line and length of the ball pretty quickly.
“Dinesh Karthik has the ability play 360, be it against the spinners or the fast bowlers. He started attacking from ball No.1, it does not look like he is premeditating, he goes after looking at the ball. With the speed he is picking the line and length of the ball, very few batters are doing that currently,” the former India captain said.
Reacting to Sachin Tendulkar’s tweet, Karthik said that he is on cloud 9.
“That feeling of being on cloud 9 when the G.O.A.T of cricket appreciates you,” Dinesh Karthik tweeted.
Chasing 217 runs against the Chennai Super Kings, Dinesh Karthik made 34 off 14 balls with the help of two boundaries and three maximums. However, the team failed to keep up with the required run rate and lost the game by 23 runs.
Dinesh Karthik and RCB will now lock horns with the Delhi Capitals on Saturday at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis (C), Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudesai, Chama Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, David Willey, Rajat Patidar and Siddharth Kaul.
