Dinesh Karthik smashed the longest six of his IPL career; Check out to know the latest updates
Dinesh Karthik IPL 2024: Dinesh Karthik was unbeatable on Monday night at the M. Chinnaswamy arena in an IPL 2024 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The RCB team lost the game by 25 runs, yet Dinesh Karthik’s highest score in IPL, 83 off 35 balls, has turned into the talking point. With the T20 World Cup around the corner, the selectors would keep a close watch on the IPL matches to see the players’ performances. Witnessing the amazing performance of the latest match, fans are eager to see Dinesh Karthik on the World Cup squad. This is how fans react to DK’s heroics.
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Who is Dinesh Karthik? Family, age, career
Karthik, who began his IPL career at Delhi Daredevils (presently Delhi Capitals), is part of a select team of seven players to have highlighted in each time of the IPL since the BCCI sent off the tournament in 2008, alongside MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Wriddhiman Saha and Manish Pandey. Karthik has missed only two matches in 16 seasons.
Dinesh Karthik Age
Born on June 1, 1985, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, cricket has been a part of his life since his early days. His father, Krishna Kumar, was a first-division cricketer, which encouraged Karthik towards the game. As a youngster, he levelled up his abilities in the cricketing academies of Chennai, a city famous for producing cricketing gifts.
Dinesh Karthik Family
Karthik was married to Nikita Vanjara in 2007. Dinesh Karthik and Nikita separated in 2012 because of differences in their relationship. She later wedded Karthik’s fellow cricketer, Murali Vijay. He participated in the dance-show Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina with Nigaar Khan in 2008. Karthik got engaged to Indian squash player Dipika Pallikal in November 2013, and they wedded in traditional Christian and Hindu ceremonies in August 2015. The couple became parents to twin boys, Kabir and Zian, on 18 October 2021.
Dinesh Karthik IPL 2024 Stats
Dinesh Karthik has scored 226 runs in 7 matches at a strike rate of 205.45 in IPL 2024. Karthik played another breathtaking innings for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in an IPL 2024 match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Chinnaswamy Arena in Bengaluru.
Dinesh Karthik IPL Earnings
In the 2022 edition of the league, Dinesh Karthik was released by KKR and was available for the IPL Auction. RCB got him for INR 5.5 crore.
FAQs
Who hit the longest six in IPL 2024?
Dinesh Karthik, who is a player of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, hit the longest six in ILP 2024 against the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
How many runs of Dinesh Karthik in IPL 2024?
So far, with playing 7 matches, Dinesh Karthik has scored 226 runs at a strike rate of 205.45 in IPL 2024.
Are Murali Vijay and Dinesh Karthik friends?
Murali Vijay is a fellow cricketer of Dinesh Karthik, who married his ex-wife Nikita Vanjara in 2007.
