T20 World Cup 2022: Pleased and shocked by Dinesh Karthik’s comeback in Indian facet, says Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting admitted that even he thought Dinesh Karthik’s profession was over as he had seen the Indian star commentating in England.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 21, 2022 21:50 IST

Dinesh Karthik is without doubt one of the finest finishers in T20s proper now: Ricky Ponting (PTI Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting hailed veteran wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik’s epic comeback to the Indian T20I facet, saying that the Tamil Nadu cricketer is without doubt one of the finest finishers within the T20 sport proper now. Ponting admitted that he’s happy and shocked with Karthik’s profession trajectory as at one cut-off date in 2021, it seemed like his Indian profession was over in all three codecs.

Karthik has mastered the finisher’s function since making a shocking comeback in IPL 2022. Karthik scored at a strike charge of over 180 whereas taking part in for Royal Challengers Bangalore and has been capable of replicate it on the highest degree since being recalled to the senior nationwide workforce.

“It looked like his Indian career was over, probably in all three formats. He was not a retained player for KKR in IPL. Today, is one of the best finishers in the T20 game which he probably never really thought to be. I thought his playing days were over and he was transferring himself to the commentary box. But he was transforming the other way. I am pleased and quite surprised at the way he had turned his career in the last couple of months,” Ponting mentioned in a video posted by the ICC.

Ponting was in awe of Dinesh Karthik’s profession transformation and mentioned that the way in which the veteran cricketer has performed in latest occasions, has made it not possible for the Indian workforce to not choose to not.

“It is not an easy thing to do at that age. Getting better is not easy. The one thing that I know about Indian players is that they never give up. The way Dinesh has played, he has made it impossible for the team to not pick him,” Ponting added.

The Indian workforce hasn’t had a settled XI within the final one yr, both because of workload administration or due to accidents to gamers that affected the stability of the facet. Friday’s observe session could not be a definitive indicator as to what would be the ultimate taking part in eleven, as a lot of the senior gamers opted to relaxation on the day.

Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, and Hardik Pandya are certainties and Dinesh Karthik, in his present type, is forward of Rishabh Pant. Karthik, after his batting session, did preserving drills for a substantial time frame.

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Oct 21, 2022