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Dinesh Karthik played 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and 60 T20s for India.

Indian wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik has announced his retirement from cricket. Karthik turned 39 today i.e. on 1st June, on this occasion he announced his retirement through a social media post. He also shared a video along with the retirement note. This video includes photos of important moments of Karthik’s career.

Karthik wrote in his post- I am overwhelmed by the affection, support and love I have received in the last few days. I express my deepest gratitude to all the fans who have made this feeling possible.

After thinking about it a lot for some time, 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 the new challenges ahead.

Karthik had announced his retirement from the Indian League immediately after the IPL this year.

Dinesh Karthik’s social media post….

Won 2 ICC trophies in career
Dinesh Karthik has won 2 ICC trophies with India. This includes the 2007 T-20 World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy. Karthik has played 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and 60 T-20 International matches for India. Along with the ICC Trophy, Karthik has also won the Asia Cup with India in the years 2010 and 2018.

Karthik played his last international match for India in the T20 World Cup against Bangladesh in the year 2022.

Karthik won an IPL trophy
Karthik is among the few players to have played all the 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 with Mumbai Indians.

Thanked the coach, captain and wife
Apart from announcing his retirement on Karthik’s retirement post, he wrote, I would like to express my gratitude to all my coaches, captains, selectors, teammates and support staff members, who have made this long journey pleasant and enjoyable.

Out of the millions of people who play cricket in our country, I consider myself one of the lucky few who have got the chance to represent the country, and even more fortunate to have earned the goodwill of so many fans and friends. Am.

My parents have been pillars of strength and support all these years, and I would not be who I am without their blessings. I am also very grateful to Deepika (wife), who is a professional player herself, who often put her career on hold to accompany me.

Of course, many thanks to all the fans and followers of our legendary game. Without your support and good wishes, cricket and cricketers would not exist.