Is The Indian Team’s Wicketkeeper-Batsman Dinesh Karthik Going To Retire?
IND A vs ENG Lions 2024: Is Indian team wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik going to retire? Questions raised after joining the England team. Indian team’s wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has been out of Team India for a long time.
Two Practice Matches Between India And England Lions
After this now he has decided to take up a big position in the England team. The Test series between India and England will start from January 25 but before that, there will be two practice matches between India A and England Lions.
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Now Dinesh Karthik will be associated with the England Lions as a batting consultant till January 18 for the second practice match. After which the question has started arising whether Dinesh Karthik is going to retire from international cricket.
Karthik Had Not Yet Retired From International Cricket:-
Dinesh Karthik had not yet retired from international cricket. Even though Dinesh Karthik has been out of Team India for a long time, he has not announced his retirement yet.
Unless a player retires from international cricket, he cannot become the coach of any team. After which now speculations are being made that Dinesh Karthik may soon retire from international cricket.
Dinesh Karthik Has To Become The Coach Of Any Team:-
Apart from international cricket, Dinesh Karthik is also playing IPL till now. Now if Dinesh Karthik wants to become the coach of any team, then he will first have to retire from international cricket.
The news of his joining England Lions as a batting consultant has been shared by England Cricket itself by posting it on X.
Dinesh Karthik last played for Team India in the T20 World Cup 2022. Since then he has been continuously staying out of the team. Dinesh Karthik’s international career has been similar, when he is dropped from the team, he remains out of the team for a long time.
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However, Dinesh Karthik has been playing continuously in IPL. Currently, Dinesh Karthik plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL and the franchise has retained him for IPL 2024 also.