Dinesh Karthik is certainly having one of his finest seasons with the bat in the Indian Premier League. He has impressed every fan around the corner with his glittery knock playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Now, there comes news that the star Indian cricketer is aiming to be back in Team India for the T20 World Cup that is slated to take place in Australia starting in mid-October.
Dinesh Karthik has very well played the role of a finisher for RCB in the absence of AB de Villiers. He has smoked 197 runs in 6 games at an amazing strike rate of 197. Meanwhile, he has got out only once in his six appearances so far.
Dinesh Karthik wants to play for India in the T20 World Cup
The right-handed batsman is scoring runs from the word go whenever he takes the crease to bat. Although, he has been doing some commentary but he still has a lot to contribute to Indian cricket. In a clip, shared by IPL, Karthik has told Virat Kohli that he will be eying a comeback in the T20 World Cup squad. As per the clip, Karthik revealed the whole story of how he was informed about his role by Sanjay Bangar and how he managed to leave a big impact.
The 36-year-old wants to play in the upcoming T20 World Cup and win it for the country. Last time, Men in Blue won the mega-event in the shorter format back in 2007 under MS Dhoni. Now, the star player wants to win it for the country before bidding adieu to all forms of cricket.
“I think there is a small term goal and a bigger vision as well. The small-term goal is obviously to do very well for RCB, credit to the RCB backroom staff. The day I got picked up for RCB, Sanjay Bangar Bhai called me and told me DK you would be playing the finisher role. We have lost out on AB so we cannot replace him with anybody who is half as good as him. So, we are going to have 2-3 guys who can do that role because he is that good. So, then I took it on myself that okay this is what I need to do. I have been practicing for so long and that was the small-term goal,” Karthik told Kohli in a video posted on IPL’s official website.
“The big vision is to play for the country. I know there is a World Cup around the corner, and I want to be part of that World Cup desperately and I want to help India cross the line,” he said.
“It has been a long time since India won a multi-nation tournament and I want to be that person who helps India do that. For that you need to do things differently, you need to be aware of so many things and try and be that player who people notice and say hey he is doing something special. Every day, I practice with that intent in my mind. As you grow old, you need to be very fit,” he stated further.
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