“As a player, you have to recognize your strengths.” Dinesh Karthik clarifies his finisher status following Bengaluru’s heroics.

Thus far in the Indian Premier League 2024, Dinesh Karthik has been at the top of his game. As the best finisher in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru ranks, he is highly regarded. He lived up to the title in the runfest, saving RCB’s blushes against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Karthik was praised for his 83 runs off just 35 balls in Bengaluru on Monday, April 15, even though RCB lost the match.

As Dinesh Karthik took the field to bat against the Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma made jokes. He made fun of the wicketkeeper-battler, implying that he was vying for a spot in the 2024 T20 World Cup. With the Tamil Nadu batter, this has been the situation. He unexpectedly won a ticket to the 2019 World Cup in England. On the strength of timely performances, he then took a plane to Australia for the 2022 T20 World Cup. Dinesh Karthik stated that the captain of the squad and the selectors would decide the World Cup prospects.

“I believe that as a player these days, you need to be aware of your advantages. I’m not as good at mishitting a ball and getting a six as [Andre] Russell or [Kieron] Pollard. I must thus comprehend how I function. What kind of balls can I hit for boundaries, and how can I beat gaps? And I realized that the way bowlers were bowling to me followed a specific pattern. Thus, I had to attempt to figure out a way to deal with that,” Dinesh Karthik stated during the RCB press conference prior to the game.

I make an effort to comprehend what they will throw at me: Dinesh Karthik

Due to his two responsibilities in the cricket world, the 38-year-old has been taking over social media streams. In addition to playing competitive cricket, he works as a pundit part-time. His ability to fine-tune could be inferred from the fact that he won the competition with a 108-meter six. He revealed some insight into his batting, saying he was able to read the bowler’s thoughts.

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As a result, when I practice, I make an effort to comprehend what I’m going to be thrown at. How will I be able to visualize the boundaries of the field that will be available to me? I therefore worked in that manner and backwards, and doing so has really helped me learn a few more shots on the back end. As a finisher for RCB, it’s been a pleasure working with them, and it’s been nice to put myself out there,” he continued.