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 |
Alastair Cook made some comments on Jacob Bethell during the IPL. He said that Bethell was just warming the bench for RCB, and he must play in the County Championship. The controversy took a huge turn, as Cook met with Mo Bobat and Dinesh Karthik in a recent podcast where the issue was discussed.
