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Dinesh Karthik has achieved great success. After retiring from IPL, he will now play in SA20. He will be seen playing in the upcoming season of this league. Dinesh Karthik will become the first Indian player to play in South Africa's T20 league. According to reports, Dinesh Karthik has signed a contract with SA20 team Paarl Royals for the upcoming season. He will play the role of a foreign player for this team.
Will play the first tournament after retirement
The SA20 will be the first tournament in which 39-year-old Dinesh Karthik will be seen playing after announcing his retirement in June this year. Karthik has played 180 international matches for India. He played his last match for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2024, where he can now be seen in the role of mentor-cum-batting coach.
Karthik has experience of 401 T20 matches
Dinesh Karthik has tremendous experience of T20 matches. He has played 401 matches in this format. He has experience of playing with 6 teams in IPL. Karthik is counted among the fittest cricketers of IPL. He has missed only 2 matches in 17 seasons of IPL.
Retired players can play in foreign leagues
BCCI allows only retired players to play in foreign T20 leagues. Last year Ambati Rayudu was seen playing in the Caribbean Premier League. After this, he played for Dubai Capitals in ILT20 along with Yusuf Pathan. Two years ago, Suresh Raina also played in the Abu Dhabi T10 League.
Paarl Royals retained 3 players for the next season
Paarl Royals announced their retention last week. The team has retained 3 players including captain David Miller for the upcoming season of SA20. In the last season of SA20, Paarl Royals reached the qualifiers. However, they lost to Johannesburg Super Kings by 9 wickets in the eliminator.