Dinesh Karthik
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| Batting style | Right hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | N/A (Wicketkeeper) | |||
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| Tests | ODIs | |||
| Matches | 19 | 26 | ||
| Runs scored | 931 | 330 | ||
| Batting average | 32.10 | 22.00 | ||
| 100s/50s | 1/7 | 0/2 | ||
| Top score | 129 | 63 | ||
| Balls bowled | - | - | ||
| Wickets | - | - | ||
| Bowling average | - | - | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - | ||
| 10 wickets in match | - | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | - | - | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 38/4 | 22/2 | ||
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Krishnakumar Dinesh Karthik pronunciation (born 1 June 1985 in Madras, Tamil Nadu, India) is a wicketkeeper-batsman in the Indian cricket team. He was a batsman in his junior career, but turned to wicket-keeping in order to improve his future prospects. Making his international debut in late 2004 in both ODI and Test cricket, he was the regular wicket-keeper in Tests, making rare appearances in ODIs. He was replaced as Test wicketkeeper by Mahendra Singh Dhoni in late 2005. After donning the mantle of an opener for his domestic cricket team, he was recalled to the national squad as a batsman in late 2006 after injuries and form slumps hit other batsmen, playing occasional matches in both forms of cricket on the tour to South Africa.
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[edit] Early years
Karthik began playing cricket at the age of ten, after a two year stint living in Kuwait, where his father Krishna Kumar worked. Karthik was taught by his father, a first-division cricket player from Chennai. Disappointed that his own career was hindered when he was forced by his family to put his education first, Karthik's father did not want his son to suffer the same way, and trained him hard from an early age.[1] Karthik honed his reflexes at this young age by having his father throw hard leather balls at him at high speed. Initially he played as a youth for Tamil Nadu as a batsman who was learning to keep wicket, and was regarded by Robin Singh as having very high levels of fitness.[1]
Karthik made his debut at the first-class level in late 2002 against Baroda, playing as a wicket-keeper and batting at No. 8, where he scored 37.[2] He batted throughout the round-robin phase in five matches, scoring 179 runs at an average of 35.8 with a top score of 88* against Uttar Pradesh.[1][3] He took 11 catches,[4] but due to his repeated wicket-keeping errors, he was dropped for the final matches.[5]
Karthik attended a wicket-keeping camp in the off-season under the guidance of former Indian gloveman and chairman of selectors Kiran More, which he credited for improving his technique. After playing for a period in the Chennai league, he was recalled to the Ranji Trophy team in the following 2003-04 season.[1] This time, he accumulated 438 runs with an average of 43.8, with two centuries, and took twenty catches.[6] After opening the batting for much of the round-robin phase, Karthik returned to the middle-order for the semi-final against Railways, scoring his maiden century of 122 and 48 to help Tamil Nadu progress to the final.[7] He followed this with an unbeaten 109 in the final against Mumbai, but Mumbai still managed to claim the title.[8] Despite these performances, he was overlooked for regional representation, playing in neither of the South Zone matches in the Duleep Trophy.[9]
Karthik was selected in the India squad for the Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh, where he scored 70 runs from 39 balls against Sri Lanka. He also scored two half centuries on an India A tour to Zimbabwe.[10]
[edit] Early International career
Karthik was selected for his first Indian squad in August 2004 for the ODI team, after the selectors decided to cease using Rahul Dravid as a makeshift wicket-keeper and also due to the poor form of alternative wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel.[10] He played in only one match against England at Lord's, where he got out after scoring one run. Despite dropping Vaughan from the bowling of Anil Kumble, he eventually stumped Vaughan down the legside and took another catch.[11][12] He played another match in the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy against Kenya, taking three catches as India persisted with Dravid's wicket-keeping for the majority of the English tour. He was subsequently replaced in the ODI team by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and did not play another ODI until April 2006.[13][14]
Karthik made his Test debut in the 4th Test between Australia and India in Mumbai, when Parthiv Patel was dropped following a poor run of form.[15] He only managed 14 in two innings and two catches, but was praised for his wicket-keeping on a pitch with variable bounce and spin in which 40 wickets fell in two days.[16][17]
Karthik's best batting performance occurred at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in early 2005 against Pakistan. He scored 93 in the second innings, combining with Rahul Dravid in a 166 run partnership to set up a 422 run target. India won the match by 196 runs.[18] However, his batting was not generally productive, averaging 18.8 in to Tests and with his next best a 46 against South Africa, again in Kolkata. After failing to perform with the bat twice against Zimbabwe, he was ousted by Mahendra Singh Dhoni from the Test wicket-keeping position in December 2005 following Dhoni's prolific run-scoring in the one day format of the game.[19] He fell further when Patel was favoured as the reserve wicket-keeper on the 2006 tour to Pakistan.
[edit] Recall
In April 2006, Karthik's career was revived when he was recalled to the ODI team by selectors to give Dhoni a rest and was reinstated as the reserve wicketkeeper for the tour to the West Indies.[20] He also played regularly for India A during this period, including a man-of-the-match award winning 75 run score against UAE on a tour to the gulf country.[21][22]
This became semi-permanent in late 2006 for the ODI tour of South Africa, after Yuvraj Singh was sidelined with a knee injury, and Karthik was given a spot purely as a batsman following the poor form of Suresh Raina and Mohammad Kaif. Karthik had opened the batting for Tamil Nadu in the previous season in the Ranji Trophy, as well as for South Zone in the Duleep Trophy. Playing in three of the ODIs, Karthik himself struggled, with 42 runs at an average of 14, and a top score of 17.[13] With India's batsmen struggling, Raina and Kaif were dropped altogether from the Test squad, as Karthik was selected as a back-up wicket-keeper and middle order batsmen in the Test team for the first time in a year.[23] He then scored an unbeaten 31 to steer India to a six-wicket win in the 20-20 International against South Africa with one ball to spare.[24] After Dhoni suffered from a finger injury, Karthik replaced him for the Third Test at Newlands against South Africa, playing his first Test in over a year. With regular opener Virender Sehwag suffering from a loss of form, Karthik opened the innings with Wasim Jaffer, allowing Sehwag to bat in the middle order. He used his domestic experience to score 63 in the first innings, combining in a century opening stand, and in the second innings scored an unbeaten 38, as the team suffered a batting collapse.[19] In addition to his batting, his wicket-keeping was well regarded and brought former South African fast bowler Allan Donald to predict further success in the future.[25]
Karthik also featured in the four-match ODI series against West Indies, and after not batting in the first match he top-scored with 63 as a specialist batsman when India recovered from 35/3 to post 189 on a slow wicket at Barabati Stadium, giving Karthik his first man of the match award.[26] He was rewarded with continued selection for the subsequent series against Sri Lanka and the 2007 Cricket World Cup. He was also selected for the summer series in England. [13][27]
Karthik established himself as a regular opener in the mid 2007 Test series in England, notching up a half century in each of the three Tests. India won its first series in England for 21 years.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Vaidyanathan, Siddhartha (2004-03-29). Dinesh Karthik: boy with a sense of occasion. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
- ^ Group B:Tamil Nadu v Baroda at Chennai, 17-20 Nov 2002. Cricinfo (2002). Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
- ^ Group B:Tamil Nadu v Uttar Pradesh at Chennai, 27-30 Nov 2002. Cricinfo (2002). Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
- ^ Highest Batting Averages. Cricinfo (2003). Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
- ^ Vaidyanathan, Siddhartha (2007). Players and Officials: Dinesh Karthik. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
- ^ Highest Batting Averages. Cricinfo (2004). Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
- ^ Elite SF1:Tamil Nadu v Railways at Chennai, 14-18 Mar 2004. Cricinfo (2004). Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
- ^ Elite Finals:Tamil Nadu v Mumbai at Chennai, 26-30 Mar 2004. Cricinfo (2004). Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
- ^ Scorecards. Cricinfo (2004). Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
- ^ a b Dinesh Karthik in, Parthiv Patel out. Cricinfo (2004-08-05). Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
- ^ Premachandran, Dileep (2004-09-05). More than a consolation win. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
- ^ NatWest Challenge - 3rd Match England v India. Cricinfo (2004-09-05). Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
- ^ a b c Statsguru - KD Karthik - ODIs - Innings by innings list. Cricinfo (2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
- ^ ICC Champions Trophy, 2004, 3rd Match India v Kenya. Cricinfo (2006-09-11). Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
- ^ Varma, Amit (2004-10-30). The need for nurture. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
- ^ Rajesh, S (2004-11-06). Outsmarted and outclassed. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
- ^ Border-Gavaskar Trophy - 4th Test India v Australia. Cricinfo (2004). Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
- ^ Pakistan in India, 2004-05, 2nd Test India v Pakistan Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Cricinfo (2005). Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
- ^ a b Statsguru - KD Karthik - Tests - Innings by innings list. Cricinfo (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
- ^ India opt for three spinners. Cricinfo (2006-05-26). Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
- ^ Dravid and Karthik return for Indore ODI. Cricinfo (2006-04-12). Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
- ^ Singhs rout UAE. Cricinfo (2006-04-26). Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
- ^ Ganguly in, Laxman appointed vice-captain. Cricinfo (2006-11-30). Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
- ^ Premachandran, Dileep (2006-12-01). India clinch a consolation victory. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
- ^ Donald, Allan (2007-01-08). Batting failures left India stranded. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-01-10.
- ^ 2nd ODI: India vs West Indies at Cuttack, Jan 24, 2007. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
- ^ Vasu, Anand (2007-02-12). Sehwag and Pathan included in squad. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
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