India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has announced his retirement from cricket. Karthik has turned 39 i.e. on June 1, on this occasion, he announced retirement through a social media post. He also shared a video with a retirement note. This video includes photos of important moments of Karthik’s career.
Kartik wrote in his post
I am overwhelmed by the affection, support and love I have received in the last few days. I express my immense gratitude to all the fans who have made this sentiment possible.
After thinking about this a while now, I have decided to retire from playing representative cricket. I officially announce my retirement and am leaving my playing days behind and getting ready for new challenges ahead.
I would like to express my gratitude to all my coaches, captains, selectors, teammates and members of support staff who have made this long journey enjoyable and enjoyable.
Out of the millions of people who have played cricket in our country, I consider myself as one of the lucky few who have got a chance to represent the country, and even more fortunate to have earned the goodwill of so many fans and friends.”
My parents have been pillars of strength and support all these years, and I wouldn’t be who I am without their blessings. I am also very grateful to Deepika (wife), a professional player herself, who has often put her career on hold to walk with me.
Of course, a big thank you to all the fans and followers of our legendary game. Cricket and cricketers wouldn’t exist without your support and good wishes.
Karthik announced his retirement from the Indian league soon after the IPL this year.
Dinesh Karthik has won 2 ICC trophies with India. This includes the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy. Karthik has played 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and 60 T20 Internationals for India. Karthik has also won the ICC Trophy as well as the Asia Cup with India in the years 2010 and 2018.
Karthik played his last international match in the T20 World Cup against Bangladesh for India in the year 2022.
Karthik won an IPL trophy
Karthik is among the few players to have played all IPL seasons so far. He played 257 matches in this league and scored 4,842 runs at an average of 26.32. Apart from RCB, Karthik also played for Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, Gujarat Lions, and Kings XI Punjab. He won the only IPL trophy in 2013 while staying at Mumbai Indians.
