‘Fairly positive that is my final IPL 2024,’ confirms Dinesh Karthik, calls ex-England captain backstabber in cheeky dig – India TV

It was reported earlier than the 2024 version of the IPL that the senior India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik can be enjoying his last season within the event and the 38-year-old has confirmed the identical through the Sky Sports activities Podcast with former England cricketers Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton. Karthik, who has taken to commentary and broadcasting like fish to water talked about that it has been tough balancing the 2 and felt that it’s the proper time.

“I am fairly positive that that is my final IPL. Why I do not commit, I do not know, the human thoughts is fairly fickle,” Karthik stated whereas talking to Nasser and Atherton on Sky Sports activities Podcast. When pressed by Nasser as to why he was retiring regardless of having had an excellent begin to this 12 months’s IPL, Karthik took a dig on the former England captain.

“Nas, you’re a tiger in sheep’s garments. I’m not going to belief a phrase of what you stated. Nas would not like me as an individual, as a participant, as a wicketkeeper not to mention any a part of me. This was the primary time he stated oh you smashed it. However nonetheless, in case you ask him if he places the Indian group proper now and ask six keepers I might be the eighth on the record,” Karthik stated concentrating on Nasser.

“Final 12 months on the World Cup the one one that wished me so badly out of the group… You took an interview with me you stabbed me within the again. The place is the Rishabh Pant that was the headline we received. Do not attempt to play good and coy with me. After ten video games he would in all probability give me a hoop and say I simply thought for a second you batted nicely now appears good. On a severe word, it has been an excellent begin for me personally,” he added.

After all of the enjoyable and jokes, Karthik responded significantly saying, “I’ve had these conversations with each of you final season as to how do you resolve when to retire. Is there one thing known as a pleasant swansong? It has come to an finish. I did bat nicely for a few video games, it felt good which was very shocking. I used to be doing loads of broadcasting, attempting arduous to follow.”

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Karthik talked about that it hasn’t been straightforward for him to broadcast whereas enjoying concurrently saying that staying match and doing talent follow on the identical time is hard and therefore the decision. Requested if he had any regrets and Karthik talked about it once more that deciding to not be retained by the Mumbai Indians not attending to play for the Chennai Tremendous Kings in his IPL profession can be two issues, he wished he may have turned them round.

Karthik has had an amazing begin to the 2024 version of the IPL and can hope to finish his illustrious profession within the cash-rich league on a excessive personally, regardless of his group RCB struggling within the event in the intervening time.