Karthik confident of making big scores

[Sir john]

Dinesh Karthik's enthusiasm for the game is infectious. The little man is a bundle of energy on most occasions. Not surprisingly, he is a wicket-keeper batsman. These ÃÌeeper-batsmen are a breed apart. Gruelling hours of high concentration levels donning the big gloves and session after session at the crease with the willow can put enormous burden on mind and body. They can also leave behind scars, both, visible and beneath the surface. Despite the setbacks and the scrutiny his job comes under, the 26-year-old Karthik remains an optimist. He is also seeking to enhance his cricketing vision. Ū want to create a cricketing environment within my mind, where, when I play for India the next time, I will be attempting to be the best rather than strive to stay in the fringes, said Karthik to The Hindu here on Friday. Simply put, Karthik wants to enter what battle hardened professional cricketers call õhe Zone.' The spunky lad's ability with the willow has never been in question but his shot selection left his supporters exasperated on a few occasions. Karthik reveals he has worked on his initial movement and his choice of strokes. Ū am confident I will be among the big runs this season, he says. His ÃÃŒeeping has come under the scanner on some long days but Karthik says the coming of BCCI's academy for ÃÃŒeepers to Chennai has helped him. Ū spent quality time with Sameer Dighe honing my skills and it has definitely helped. Karthik laments good ÃÃŒeeping is not appreciated by many. Å·ery few people look at aspects such as balance, movement and the quality of gathering. There have been times when a ÃÃŒeeper might have plucked a couple of good catches but ÃÃŒept poorly or ÃÃŒept very capably for most part and put down an offering at the *** end of the evening. Karthik sees slivers of light, though, and nurses ambitions of a comeback. ŵhe competition between myself, Pathiv Patel and Wriddhiman Saha for the second ÃÃŒeeper's slot is tough but I enjoy the challenge.. Karthik, however, says he is not disappointed at losing the State captaincy. ŵhe fact that we were unable to progress beyond semifinals in the Ranji Trophy bothered me since I put so much emotionally into the job. And L. Balaji is a good man for the job with the right qualities. The feisty Karthik is willing for the hard slog ahead. Nothing comes easy for these wicket-keeper batsmen.

http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article2598230.ece

[skindia]

Even if u make big score,other WK saha and parthiv also doing well in Ranji...so its tough to make comeback as of now..

[Sooda]

He is probably a better batsman than both, I was at Lords on his ODI debut and he effected this stumping N0UUpbt4PGs thought hed go on to be an ace WK for us

[Sir john]

He is probably a better batsman than both, I was at Lords on his ODI debut and he effected this stumping N0UUpbt4PGs thought hed go on to be an ace WK for us

great memories sooda bhai.:hatsoff:

[BeautifulGame]

Last year he was pretty poor.Badri nearly carried TN batting single handedly.He needs to score for TN sake even if doesnt get him into Indian team

[maniac]

I viewd this thread thinking that it was about sompur's very own Murli bhai taking up batting

[saneindian]

Both PaPa and saha have started the Ranji season with big scores 143 and 167*. So DK will surely have to score heavily to comeback to the team.