Full Name
Krishnakumar Dinesh Karthik
Born
1 June 1985
Place Of Birth
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Country
India
Role
WK-Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm Offbreak
Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik, the experienced Indian wicketkeeper-batsman, joined the Sharjah Warriorz for the International League T20 (ILT20) in 2025, bringing his renowned finishing skills and leadership, adding to his extensive career with India, RCB, KKR, and numerous other teams, marked by being a 2007 T20 World Cup winner and a T20I Player of the Match awardee. He is known for his aggressive batting, reinventing himself as a finisher, and is also a respected commentator, balancing a stellar career that includes domestic triumphs and international feats.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Vipers vs Sharjah Warriorz · Match 22 | T20 | December 20, 2025 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Sharjah Warriorz vs MI Emirates · Match 6 | T20 | December 7, 2025 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Sharjah Warriorz vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders · Match 2 | T20 | December 3, 2025 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Nepal XI vs India XI · Bowl Match 3 | T10 | November 8, 2025 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 233.33 |
| United Arab Emirates XI vs India XI · Bowl Match 2 | T10 | November 8, 2025 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 300.00 |
| India XI vs Kuwait XI · Match 12 | T10 | November 8, 2025 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal XI vs India XI · Bowl Match 3 | T10 | November 8, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.00 |
| India XI vs Kuwait XI · Match 12 | T10 | November 8, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International League T20 2025 | T20 | Dec 2, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 86.96 |
| Hong Kong Sixes 2025 | T10 | Nov 7, 2025 - Nov 9, 2025 | 74 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 274.07 |
| SA20 2025 | T20 | Jan 9, 2025 - Feb 9, 2025 | 130 | 107 | 12 | 5 | 121.50 |
| National Cricket League T10 2024 | T10 | Oct 4, 2024 - Oct 15, 2024 | 41 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 178.26 |
| Legends League Cricket 2024 | T20 | Sep 20, 2024 - Oct 16, 2024 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Indian Premier League 2024 | T20 | Mar 22, 2024 - May 26, 2024 | 326 | 174 | 27 | 22 | 187.36 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Sixes 2025 | T10 | Nov 7, 2025 - Nov 9, 2025 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1/23 | 21.50 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL | 15 | 13 | 326 | 174 | 83 | 36.22 | 187.36 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| TEST | 26 | 42 | 1025 | 2080 | 129 | 25.0000 | 49.2700 | 1 | 134 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| ODI | 94 | 79 | 1752 | 2392 | 79 | 30.2000 | 73.2400 | 21 | 176 | 15 | 9 | 0 |
| T20 | 415 | 367 | 7557 | 5538 | 97 | 26.7900 | 136.4500 | 85 | 729 | 261 | 35 | 0 |
| T20I | 60 | 48 | 686 | 481 | 55 | 26.3800 | 142.6100 | 22 | 71 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 260 | 228 | 7603 | 8233 | 154 | 40.0100 | 92.3400 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 12 |
| First Class | 167 | 254 | 9620 | 16394 | 213 | 40.9300 | 58.6800 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 28 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 94 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 415 | 2 | 3.00 | 18 | 28 | 1 | 28.0000 | 9.3300 | 18.0000 | 1/10 | 1/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 60 | 1 | 1.00 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0.0000 | 18.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 260 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 167 | 0 | 20.00 | 120 | 130 | 0 | 0.0000 | 6.5000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches
Mumbai Spartans Mumbai Spartans
Southern Super Stars Southern Super Stars
Southern Super Stars Southern Super Stars
India Tigers India Tigers
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Current Team (playing/coaching)
- Sharjah Warriorz (ILT20, UAE)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) (IPL) - Mentor/Batting Coach
- London Spirit (The Hundred) - Mentor/Batting Coach
International Cricket Career For India
International Debuts
- ODI Debut: September 5, 2004, vs England at Lord's.
- Test Debut: November 3, 2004, vs Australia at Wankhede Stadium.
- T20I Debut: December 1, 2006, vs South Africa in Johannesburg.
Recent International Matches & Career Status
- Last T20I: November 2, 2022, vs Bangladesh in Adelaide (T20 World Cup).
- Last ODI: July 10, 2019, vs New Zealand in Manchester (World Cup).
- Last Test: August 9, 2018, vs England at Lord's.
Records & Achievements
- 2007 T20 World Cup: Member of the winning squad.
- First Indian T20I Player of the Match: Awarded in 2006.
- IPL Finisher: Gained fame for his six-hitting and finishing abilities, notably for RCB in 2022.
- T20 Veteran: Played over 400 T20 matches, scoring thousands of runs.
- SA20: First Indian to play in the SA20 League (with Paarl Royals in 2025).
IPL Career Statistics (overall)
- Matches Played: 257.
- Innings Batted: 234.
- Runs Scored: 4842.
- Highest Score: 97* (vs. RR, 2019).
- Fifties: 22.
- Strike Rate: 135.36.
- Fours: 466.
- Sixes: 161.
- Average: 26.32.
IPL Debut & Key Milestones
- Debut: 2008 (Delhi Daredevils).
- Most Matches: Joint second-most appearances with 257 matches.
- Key Role: Evolved from a young keeper-batsman to a renowned finisher, especially with RCB in 2022.
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