'Full-time commentator, part-time cricketer' - Twitter rips apart Dinesh Karthik after another failure against PBKS

Royal Challengers Bangalore continued their campaign in the Indian Premier League 2023 as they faced Punjab Kings in Match 27 of the tournament on Thursday, April 20, at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. After being put in to bat first, RCB got off to a great start as opener Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis scored 98 runs in the first 11 overs. 

However, RCB batters couldn’t capitalise on a brilliant start and could only reach 174/4 in the allotted 20 overs. Dinesh Karthik once again failed to give a good finish to RCB’s innings as he departed after scoring seven from five balls.

The wicketkeeper-batter has had a forgettable season so far, as he’s just scored 45 runs from six innings at an average of nine and a strike rate of 140.62. He failed to take his side home in their fifth fixture against Chennai Super Kings as they required 46 off the last 24 balls to chase down the massive target of 227 having six wickets in hand.

However, he was dismissed for 28 off 14 balls in the 17^th over of the innings, which led to RCB losing the game by eight runs. Karthik also failed to collect the ball on the last ball in RCB’s third fixture against Lucknow Super Giants. Due to the misfield, LSG batters were able to complete the run on the last ball of the match and won the thrilling game.

The 37-year-old has had a completely contrasting season from the last edition, where he scored 330 runs in 16 innings at an average of 55 and a strike rate of 183.33.

RCB's bowlers make early inroads into PBKS' batting

Coming back to the match, half-centuries from Kohli (59 off 47) and Faf du Plessis (84 off 56) took RCB to 174/4 in the first innings. In reply, the Virat Kohli-led side made early inroads into Punjab Kings’ batting line-up as Mohammed Siraj picked two wickets in his first two overs, dismissing Atharva Taide and Liam Livingstone, while Wanindu Hasaranga also cleaned up the dangerous Matthew Short in the third over of the innings.

PBKS were 32/3 after four overs with Prabhsimran Singh (13* off 8) and Harpreet Singh Bhatia (5* off 3) at the crease.

Meanwhile, Twitter was abuzz with reactions to Dinesh Karthik's another failure. 

Here's how Twitter reacted:

Sai@akakrcb6

DK brother shitting means big big head ache for RCB .... You won't get a finisher in the market ... Either foreign or India .... Brother last season was hitting those balls for six this season not working.

05:05 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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Jeet@ImJeetlodhe

Harshal Patel, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik, Sahbaz Ahmed is burden on RCB

05:30 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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g0v!ñD $#@®mA@rishu_1809

#RCBvsPBKS #PBKSvRCB #IPL2O23 #DineshKarthik Virat Kohli motivating Dinesh Karthik

05:29 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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IndianPremierLeague@IPL

Bouncing back, the @PunjabKingsIPL way 🙌 Faf du Plessis departs for 84 as #RCB move to 154/3 with two overs to go! Follow the match ▶️ bit.ly/TATAIPL-2023-27 #TATAIPL | #PBKSvRCB

Mukesh Behera@mukeshbehera664

@IPL @PunjabKingsIPL Why is RCB playing Dinesh Karthik again and again? While that man has never been a good sport. He has given so many chances, still he is never playing well. It would have been better for RCB if they had given a chance to some other player instead.

05:27 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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Shailav@Shailav_

Dinesh Karthik is not having a good time in IPL 2023. Vs PBKS 7 (5)* Vs Chennai 28 (14) Vs Delhi 0 (1) Vs Lucknow 1 (1) Vs Kolkata 9 (8) Vs Mumbai 0 (3) Why DK why ? #RCBvsPBKS #IPL2023

05:27 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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Royal Challengers Bangalore@RCBTweets

The average first innings score at Mohali is 172. So this is a competitive score for sure! Come on lads, we can defend this! 💪 #PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2023 #PBKSvRCB

Rahul@rahul_astro

@RCBTweets Don't think abt lifting trophy until RCB releases Sanjay Bangar and Mike hesson. Can add @DineshKarthik and Harsha Patel in the list. Worst raaa!!!!

05:25 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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Moin Mulla@MoinMul59092554

Its time for Dinesh Karthik to Retire from Playing Cricket and Join Doing commentary! #RCBvsPBKS

05:24 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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Akash Rajput ✪ @imARajput_

Dinesh Karthik😢

05:21 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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Cricket lover@Shubman__RR

Dinesh Karthik #dineshkarthik #ViratKohli𓃵 #lomror #RCBvsPBKS

05:19 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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shannu@shannuGoud

What an game by Dinesh Karthik in 6 matches not even scored more than 40+ runs in one game, using the name of finisher and not even scoring runs , it is ashamed to you ! @DineshKarthik @RCBTweets @imVkohli @BCCI @faf1307 @Gmaxi_32 @_ipl2023

05:19 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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Usama_07@y0urdoctor

Dinesh Karthik khtm ho gya hay🙌🏻 #PBKSvsRCB

05:19 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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IamNB@IamFMN

#RCBvsPBKS Hats off to stupid selectors, coach, captain who selected #Dineshkarthik in t20 worlcup against #Sanjusamson. And hats off to stupid @KKRiders board for picking Karthik in auction n later making him captain of #KKR. All r high on sumthing special.

05:18 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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Counter Attack@Counterattac01

Thank you @DineshKarthik ❤️ Happy retirement #PBKSvRCB

05:18 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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Royal Challengers Bangalore@RCBTweets

The average first innings score at Mohali is 172. So this is a competitive score for sure! Come on lads, we can defend this! 💪 #PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2023 #PBKSvRCB

Sahil Attri@sahilattri72

@RCBTweets @DineshKarthik doesn’t have any fuel left, better he retire, last season he played really well, but that doesn’t mean he can be in the team and doesn’t perform. RCB only has three batsman. Kohli, du plesi and Maxwell. They can never win the title with only three batsman

05:17 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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PawanKalyan Devotee !! #FireStormIsComing 🔥@SidduOfficial

0 - 3 Balls 9 - 8 Balls 1 - 1 Ball 0 - 1 Ball 7 - 5 Balls Ma Finisher & Scammer @DineshKarthik Mass In #IPL2023

05:16 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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IndianPremierLeague@IPL

For his excellent 84 off 56 in Mohali, @faf1307 becomes our 🔝 performer from the first innings of the #PBKSvRCB contest in the #TATAIPL 👌👌 A look at his batting summary 🔽

nrj_lotha05@nrj_lotha05

@IPL @faf1307 Except @faf1307 & @Gmaxi_32, rest of @RCBTweets are a waste of batters who know only how to play dot balls. 130/0 in 15 overs but total only 174 (last 30 balls 44 runs). If the former two were not there, @RCBTweets would have not won even one (1) game. @imVkohli @DineshKarthik

05:14 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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DK@DineshKarthik

I have an ad idea @kunalb11 - Me, Zak, Nehra ji and Bhajji in a band. Call it - Runs 'n' Poses. twitter.com/CRED_club/stat…

CRED@CRED_club

The celebrity? UPI.

sky@ashkrazey

@DineshKarthik @kunalb11 Runs, Runs bante kaha hai tumse, tum toh Mr. Worst player ever to dawn an Indian jersey ho😂

05:13 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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MTvalluvan@MTvalluvan

It's strange that An opening stand of 137/0 wasn't utilized properly By Royal Challengers Bangalore Middle order! Fauf du Plessis knock is the only Saving grace for Them Dinesh Karthik might be playing his last IPL #RCBvsPBKS #ViratKohli𓃵 #PBKSvRCB Punjab Kings #PBKSvsRCB

05:12 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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Sriram_sfc@Sriram_sfc_

@DineshKarthik bro u r the finisher for RCB please keep it in u r mind

05:11 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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Lavanya 🎙️🎥👩🏻‍💻@lav_narayanan

That was a dud middle order performance from RCB. Why do they deny that they are opener-reliant? It's what screwed up in the CSK chase also.

Arjun Dev@Arjundev33

@lav_narayanan Dinesh karthik is a full time commentator and part-time cricketer

05:11 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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Ashutosh Srivastava 🇮🇳@sri_ashutosh08

Dinesh Karthik in this IPL 2023 be like 😅 #RCBvsPBKS #IPL2O23 #DK

05:10 PM · Apr 20, 2023

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