Dinesh Karthik turned out to be an unlikely hero for India in the final of Nidahas Trophy 2018. Chasing 167 against Bangladesh, the odds were stacked against India when they needed five runs on the final delivery. But Karthik saved the day for Men in Blue. With a six off Soumya Sarkar on the final ball, he led Team India to a thrilling victory over Bangladesh. Demoted in the batting order, Karthik struck 29* off just eight deliveries, batting at 362.50
That short innings remains to be the highlight of Karthik’s career but is there some other innings or occasion for which Karthik is remembered for? He was Team India’s go-to man in chases from 2017 to 2019 but is only remembered for his heroics in the Nidahas Trophy final. Like Karthik, there are few other players who are mostly remembered for just one-off performance. We have a look at few of them –