Dinesh Karthik appointed as mentor and batting coach of RCB
Indian wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik has been appointed as batting coach and mentor by IPL team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).
Karthik had officially announced his retirement from all formats of cricket after this season’s IPL.
Karthik has won the 2007 T-20 World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy while playing for India. Karthik has played 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and 60 T20 Internationals for India. Along with the ICC trophy, Karthik has also won the Asia Cup with India in 2010 and 2018.
Karthik played his last international match for India in the T20 World Cup against Bangladesh in 2022. Karthik is one of the few players to have played all seasons of the IPL.
He has played 257 matches in the IPL and has scored 4,842 runs at an average of 26.32. Apart from RCB, he also played IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, Gujarat Lions and Kings XI Punjab.
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