IPL 10 Match 3 GL v KKR: Gujarat Lions Predicted XI
Gujarat Lions will play Kolkata Knight Riders in their first home game at Rajkot.
Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik was largely under the scanner for his lackluster show with the wicket keeping gloves in the previous edition of the IPL. However, this cannot take anything away from the fact that he has been one of the most prolific domestic wicket keepers in the Indian circuit in the recent times.
He needs to come up with improved performances not only with the gloves but also with the bat this season. He is the first choice wicket keeper in the side who is expected to shoulder responsibility in the middle order as well. He scored 335 runs in the 16 matches that he played in the previous season.
He averaged just over 25 with the bat and scored 3 crucial fifties for the team. The point that is worth noting is that Karthik has often failed to convert the impressive starts that he gets into bigger scores. The dearth of high scores is very evident from the stats that despite having played 138 IPL matches in his career, he averages only 23.75 with the bat.
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