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RCB's team once again flopped in the eliminator match on Wednesday. RCB had to face defeat against Rajasthan Royals in the match played at Ahmedabad Stadium. After this match, RCB's star wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik announced his retirement from IPL. He took off his gloves after the match and also thanked the fans and the RCB team. Karthik had earlier also hinted at retirement.
Dhoni made his debut first
Dinesh Karthik made his debut before MS Dhoni. He started his career with Delhi Daredevils in 2008. Karthik played for 6 teams in 16 years. These include Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Lions, Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
He made many records in his name
Dinesh Karthik also made many records in his name during this period. Karthik has a record of playing more than 250 matches in his name. Karthik is at number two in this list. He has played 257 matches in 16 years. MS Dhoni tops the list with 264 matches. Along with this, Dinesh Karthik is included in the list of players who have taken more than 100 wickets in wicketkeeping.
Scored more than 4500 runs in IPL career
Karthik is also a batsman who has scored more than 4 thousand runs as a wicketkeeper. Karthik has scored 4842 runs in his IPL career. He is the 10th highest run scorer in the world in IPL. Karthik also scored 22 half-centuries in his IPL career.
Showed great form this season
Talking about this season, Karthik was in tremendous form. He scored 326 runs in 15 matches at an average of 36.22 and a strike rate of 187.36. This includes two half-centuries. Karthik hit 27 fours and 22 sixes this season. Dinesh Karthik is included in the list of batsmen who scored the most runs in the death overs of IPL.