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Former Indian team wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik has announced his retirement this year. But now he will be a part of the SA T20 to be held in South Africa. He will be seen playing for Rajasthan Royals' franchise team Par Royals. Along with the game, Karthik has also made his mark as a commentator. Amidst all this, Dinesh Karthik told about one of his experiences which shook everyone. He spoke after the incident of 2013.
Karthik spent the night in fear
Dinesh Karthik recently revealed that he had a scary night when he toured South Africa with the team in 2013. Karthik told that he felt some movement in his room at night, but he does not know what he saw that night. Let us tell you that in the year 2013, a triangular series was played in South Africa. Where India won the series by defeating Australia in the final.
First Indian to be part of SA T20 League
Now Karthik is ready to play in South Africa once again. The Royals have selected Karthik as one of the foreign players for the third season of SA20. With this, he will become the first Indian to play in this league. On participating in this league, Karthik said, I have a lot of memories of playing and going to South Africa and when this opportunity came I could not refuse because it would be great to return to competitive cricket and win this incredible competition. It will be special with the Royals. I am very happy to join the Paarl Royals team, which has a lot of experience, quality and potential. I am definitely looking forward to joining this group and contributing to an exciting season.
How has been the performance in international cricket?
Dinesh Karthik played a total of 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and 60 T20 Internationals in his international career. Apart from this, he has played 167 first class matches, 260 List A matches and 401 T20 matches. Karthik scored 1025 runs in Tests. 1752 runs came off his bat in ODIs. While he scored 686 runs in T20. This player scored 28 centuries in his first class career and 12 centuries in List A. He could score only one century in international cricket. He was also a part of the 2007 T20 World Cup team and won the Champions Trophy in 2013.