It is not right for a player like Dinesh Karthik to block a spot in the team – statement of former Indian cricketer

New Delhi, Online Desk. Dinesh Karthik returned to the Indian T20 team after a good performance in IPL 2022 and since then he has played 13 innings for India. In these only three times he played impressive innings which was twice against South Africa and once against West Indies. He came to bat only twice before the 15th over. This means that if India had the option, they would not have come to bat first and as evidence Axar Patel has come out to bat thrice before them. That is, when there is an option, Dinesh Karthik comes down.

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Picking Dinesh Karthik only as a finisher doesn’t feel right to me

Now the plan is completely clear that Dinesh Karthik is there to give the finishing touches. Is it right to put heavy pressure on him to score 25 runs off 10 balls every time? He is not the first choice as a wicket-keeper in the T20 team as well as he does not bowl, so the one spot he is blocking in the Indian playing XI for just a few innings is just right. Former Team India cricketer Vivek Razdan put forth his opinion on this matter. Talking on the fan code, he said that choosing Dinesh Karthik only as a finisher doesn’t feel right to me.

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He said you are blocking a space for Dinesh Karthik. You tell me who among Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya cannot do the job of a finisher. He said that the job of a finisher is such that it is difficult to maintain consistency. Every time you go on the field you have to be able to make an impact that will help the team. Bowlers are also clever enough to force you to hit the ball in the air and that makes the job of a finisher more difficult.