Cricket Dinesh Karthik, former wicketkeeper of Team India and mentor and batting coach of RCB in IPL, has got another big responsibility. Dinesh Karthik has been appointed mentor of The Hundred League team London Spirit. Not only this, he will also be the batting coach of this team. London Spirit made a big announcement on Wednesday and said that the arrival of Karthik will greatly benefit the London Spirit team. The interesting thing is that RCB’s cricket director Mo Bobat is the cricket director of London Spirit. He works with Dinesh Karthik in IPL and is aware of his qualities.
Why was this responsibility given to Dinesh Karthik?
Cricket Director Mo Bobat explained why Dinesh Karthik has been made the mentor and batting coach of London Spirit. Bobat said, ‘We are extremely pleased to welcome DK to London Spirit. London Spirit will benefit from Dinesh Karthik’s experience in franchise cricket. Working with him has also been wonderful and he brings a different energy to everything he does. London Spirit said that Dinesh Karthik has played cricket at the top level for more than 20 years and has extensive knowledge of professional cricket. Besides, he is also quite popular and is respected by players, coaches and fans. His tactics on the field of play benefit the team and that is why London Spirit has given him this big responsibility.
Dinesh Karthik ready for big responsibility
Dinesh Karthik also expressed happiness on being associated with London Spirit. He described this role as exciting. Dinesh Karthik said, ‘It will be very exciting to join London Spirit. Spending the English summer at Lord’s is truly a dream come true. This is the same ground where I made my debut for India and played my last Test match – Lord’s is very close to my heart. I am extremely excited to see the team come together and work with some exceptional cricketers next year.
Dinesh Karthik’s experience
Talking about Dinesh Karthik’s international career, he has played 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and 60 T20 matches. He has experience of 414 T20 matches in domestic cricket. He has played 257 matches in the world’s biggest cricket league IPL. Apart from this, he has also worked with Sharjah Warriors, England Lions as a batting coach. He is also the mentor and batting coach of RCB.
