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Dinesh Karthik reveals why wicketkeepers read wrist spinners better
DK provides insight on why WKs read wrist spinners well
10 Aug 2025
2 MinDinesh Karthik
India
Current Series
Full Name
Dinesh Karthik
Nationality
India
Other Name
Dinesh Karthik
Role
Wicket Keeper
Birth Date
01 Jun 1985 (40y 70d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Off Break
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 26 | 42 | 1 | 1025 | 129 | 25.00 | 2080 | 49.27 | 1 | 7 |
| odi | 94 | 79 | 21 | 1752 | 79 | 30.20 | 2392 | 73.24 | -- | 9 |
| t20i | 60 | 48 | 22 | 686 | 55 | 26.38 | 481 | 142.61 | -- | 1 |
| t20 | 412 | 364 | 85 | 7537 | 97 | 27.01 | 5515 | 136.66 | -- | 35 |
| fc | 167 | 254 | 19 | 9620 | 213 | 40.93 | 16394 | 58.68 | 28 | 43 |
| list a | 260 | 228 | 38 | 7603 | 154 | 40.01 | 8233 | 92.34 | 12 | 41 |
| t10 | 5 | 5 | -- | 41 | 14 | 8.20 | 23 | 178.26 | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 26 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| odi | 94 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| t20i | 60 | 1 | 1.00 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | 18.00 | -- | -- | -- |
| t20 | 412 | 2 | 3.00 | 28 | 1 | 1/10 | 28.00 | 9.33 | 18.0 | -- | -- |
| fc | 167 | -- | 20.00 | 130 | -- | -- | -- | 6.50 | -- | -- | -- |
| list a | 260 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| t10 | 5 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR vs SEC | 2 | 06 Feb 2025 | Centurion | t20 |
| MICT vs PR | 31 | 04 Feb 2025 | Port Elizabeth | t20 |
| JSK vs PR | 53 | 30 Jan 2025 | Johannesburg | t20 |
| PR vs DSG | 21 | 27 Jan 2025 | Paarl | t20 |
| DSG vs PR | 9* | 23 Jan 2025 | Durban | t20 |
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