wicket keeper
| Full name: | Krishnakumar Dinesh Karthik |
| Nationality: | India |
| Batting style: | right handed batsman |
| Bowling Style: | off break right arm |
| Date of Birth (Age): | 1 June 1985 (age 37) |
| Zodiac Sign: | Gemini |
| Height: | 171 cm |
| Hometown: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Jersey Number: | 21 |
| Batting Style: | Right-handed |
| Bowling Style: | Right-arm off-break |
| Social Media: | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook |
| League | Test | Odi | T20i | First class | List a | T20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 26 | 94 | 60 | 167 | 252 | 386 |
| Innings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Overs | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Balls | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maidens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Runs | 0 | 0 | 18 | 130 | 0 | 28 |
| Wickets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Avg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| SR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Eco | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6.5 | 0 | 9.33 |
| BB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League | Test | Odi | T20i | First class | List a | T20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 26 | 94 | 60 | 167 | 252 | 386 |
| Innings | 42 | 79 | 48 | 254 | 222 | 343 |
| Not outs | 1 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 37 | 79 |
| Runs | 1025 | 1752 | 686 | 9620 | 7359 | 7081 |
| Balls Faced | 2080 | 2392 | 481 | 16393 | 8005 | 5234 |
| Avg | 25 | 30.2 | 26.38 | 40.93 | 39.77 | 26.82 |
| SR | 49.27 | 73.24 | 142.62 | 58.68 | 91.93 | 135.28 |
| Fours | 134 | 176 | 71 | 1234 | 755 | 688 |
| Fifties | 7 | 9 | 1 | 43 | 39 | 32 |
| Sixies | 4 | 15 | 28 | 75 | 0 | 234 |
| Highest | 129 | 79 | 55 | 213 | 154 | 97 |
| Hundreds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 0 |
Dinesh Karthik was present in a rapid fire round, where he had to pick the greatest T20 batsman of all-time. He ensured to stick with the name of Virat Kohli, the King of the game. Whether it is the IPL or T20Is, he has always done well for his team when it was needed the most.
