“I want to play the sport as long as I am fit. I want to play for India in at least one of the next two World Cups. One is in Dubai and the next is in Australia. I had a good time with the Indian T20 team till I was dropped due to a failed campaign in the World Cup 2019.
Dinesh Karthik said this during a podcast in August 2021. Who knew at that time that Dinesh Karthik, who was dropped after the 2019 World Cup, would once again represent the team in the T20I World Cup.
Turned to commentary after being dropped from the team after 2019
Dinesh Karthik was dropped from the Indian team after the 2019 World Cup. He then turned to commentary. At that time no one expected that he would make such a spectacular comeback that he would again enter Team India, not only that he has also become a part of Team India's T20I World Cup squad.
Let us tell you that Dinesh Karthik has also been a part of the team which played a T20I match for India for the first time.
Entry into the national team due to excellent performance in IPL, expressed happiness after being selected in the World Cup squad
Dinesh Karthik was picked by RCB in this year's IPL. Thanks to his performance, the team made it to the top four. Dinesh played the role of finisher very well. He scored 330 runs in 16 matches, during which his strike rate remained above 183.
After which he got direct entry into the national team. This year he has scored 193 runs in T20Is in 14 innings at a strike rate of 133. After being selected, Dinesh expressed happiness on his Instagram and wrote, "Dreams do come true".
Indian Squad for T20I World Cup: Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
