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Is it the end of Road for Dinesh Karthik ( at least in test cricket )

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With Risabh Pant scoring a run more than Karthik ( in all four innings combined ), the pertinent question will Karthik need to be considered ever again even as a backup option in test cricket. 

It is not long since the toast of the nation innings ( vs BD in Nidahas final ) that Dinesh Karthik reignited hopes among Indian cricket fans for a second wind of his career. I think the wind has already subsided as far as test cricket is concerned.


I do not see any point of persisting with Dinesh anymore. It is Saha and Pant with the former handing over the gloves to the latter permanently in 2-3 seasons.

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I remember sometimes back he was the toast of the nation. :cantstop: This is common to everybody. When you do well flowers will be thrown, and when you fail stones will be thrown at you. :cantstop:

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17 minutes ago, velu said:

i think so ..

probably DK will be dropped in LoIs as well which is bit unfair on him 

The issue with him is that despite playing for so long he hasn’t made it count those beautiful cameos of 20’s and 30’s should have been converted which he didn’t.

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He never really deserved a test comeback based on a T20 knock against Bangladesh in an joke of a tournament. Granted he raised his game in FC the past few years but never warranted a chance at comeback, domestics don't expose mental midgets the way real cricket does. He is someone too good for Ranji level but not good enough to cut it in test cricket, like the Vinay Kumar of keeper bats. In T20s/ODIs he can continue to be in the scheme of things, as a back up for Pant. He has a higher ceiling in the shorter formats and may fit in better based on our team composition and lack of competition in the middle order. Anyhow that he is still in the picture speaks more about the current state of Indian batting than his pedigree which tbh isn't remotely good enough for a consistently ranked top 3 team. 

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2 minutes ago, Gollum said:

He never really deserved a test comeback based on a T20 knock against Bangladesh in an joke of a tournament. Granted he raised his game in FC the past few years but never warranted a chance at comeback, domestics don't expose mental midgets the way real cricket does. He is someone too good for Ranji level but not good enough to cut it in test cricket, like the Vinay Kumar of keeper bats. In T20s/ODIs he can continue to be in the scheme of things, as a back up for Pant. He has a higher ceiling in the shorter formats and may fit in better based on our team composition and lack of competition in the middle order. Anyhow that he is still in the picture speaks more about the current state of Indian batting than his pedigree which tbh isn't remotely good enough for a consistently ranked top 3 team. 

True that! But experts say that he is technically pretty good and naturally gifted. Off course there was a lot of talk about him as the next wk batsman until MSD happened to Indian Cricket. But for the latter, the former would have ruled the roost in all formats in the last decade or so. In a way we could say that, MSD happened to rescue Indian cricket from a captaincy/wk batsman void for team India in the 2005-2015 era. 

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9 hours ago, sarcastic said:

True that! But experts say that he is technically pretty good and naturally gifted. Off course there was a lot of talk about him as the next wk batsman until MSD happened to Indian Cricket. But for the latter, the former would have ruled the roost in all formats in the last decade or so. In a way we could say that, MSD happened to rescue Indian cricket from a captaincy/wk batsman void for team India in the 2005-2015 era. 

Yes, it is DK's bad luck to be born in the same era as Dhoni. He was doing decently well until Dhoni came along and totally eclipsed him. That being said, DK seems like a fidgety, restless type of player prone to inexplicable failures. He may have had a great career if Dhoni wasn't there or he may not have, we'll never know. Too bad he didn't cash in on the two chances he got in this series. 

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39 minutes ago, nevada said:

Yes, it is DK's bad luck to be born in the same era as Dhoni. He was doing decently well until Dhoni came along and totally eclipsed him. That being said, DK seems like a fidgety, restless type of player prone to inexplicable failures. He may have had a great career if Dhoni wasn't there or he may not have, we'll never know. Too bad he didn't cash in on the two chances he got in this series. 

He would have lost his spot to Saha long time back in absence of Dhoni.

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Selection committee has now choose Bharat as wicket keeper batsman for India A series.He had a 10 catch haul against SA A.

 

We may soon see him in the squad as reserve wicket keeper replacing Karthik, Patel etc

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On 8/19/2018 at 6:27 AM, tweaker said:

Selection committee has now choose Bharat as wicket keeper batsman for India A series.He had a 10 catch haul against SA A.

 

We may soon see him in the squad as reserve wicket keeper replacing Karthik, Patel etc

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6"2 Can he bowl phastttttt ??? Other than WK 

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