Cricketing fraternity pours Dinesh Karthik with wishes on birthday

Karthik played for the World XI versus the Windies at Lord's.

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Dinesh Karthik received the player of the match award. (Photo Source: Twitter)

Dinesh Karthik recently ended his stint with the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL). He was handed over the role of the captaincy of the franchise after he was roped in by KKR for INR 7.40 crores. He had the massive task of replacing Gautam Gambhir as the skipper of the team and was under the pump to come up with decent all-round shows.

He was a newcomer in the KKR community and apprehensions were there regarding how he would knit the team together as a unit. Kolkata won their opening match versus Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore but stumbled as the tournament went by. Karthik made some decisions, which was severely ridiculed by the people.

The Men in Gold and Purple lost two matches to Mumbai Indians following which they were required to win their remaining games to stay alive. However, instead of crumbling under pressure, the team won three contests on the trot and stormed to the playoffs of the mega event. In the last match of the round-robin phase, they thumped table toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad and cemented their position in the top four.

Karthik’s bittersweet moments

KKR beat the Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator, but couldn’t overcome the might of the Sunrisers at the Eden Gardens. Karthik turned out to be their top run scorer and was their stalwart in the batting lineup. Following his campaign with the Knights, Karthik went to London to represent the World XI team, led by Shahid Afridi, versus the Windies at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Stadium.

The Tamil Nadu born cricketer couldn’t make any contribution and was dismissed by Samuel Badree for a five-ball duck. He has recently been drafted in by the iDream Karaikudi Kaalai for the 2018 Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). The wicketkeeper-batsman is celebrating his 33rd birthday and the cricketing fraternity showered him with good wishes on the auspicious occasion.

Here are the wishes

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