Dinesh Karthik Honoured To Lead India In The Warm-Up Game Against Derbyshire

Jul 3, 2022 at 12:53 PM

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Dinesh Karthik Honoured To Lead India In The Warm-Up Game Against Derbyshire

Dinesh Karthik, the team India’s wicketkeeper-batter took to social media to share his thoughts on leading the Indian team in a warm-up T20 match against Derbyshire in Derby on Friday (July 1).

The Indians defeated Derbyshire by seven wickets in the practice game, putting up a dominant performance with both the bat and ball. They got home with 3.2 overs to spare.

Dinesh Karthik file image. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)
Dinesh Karthik file image. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)

Dinesh Karthik Felt Honoured For Leading India In The Warm-Up Game Against Derbyshire

On Saturday, Dinesh Karthik took to his official Twitter handle and shared a couple of images from the match. Along with the pictures, he also expressed his thoughts on leading an Indian team for the first time.

“Have been around for many years but this was the first time I led the team in blue. Even though it was a warm-up game, it felt special and a great honour. Big thanks to all who have always supported and for the wishes. Proud of being a part of this team.”

Deepak Hooda with his India cap Image: BCCI
Deepak Hooda with his India cap Image: BCCI

Bowling first after winning the toss, the Indians restricted their opponents to 150 for eight. Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik claimed two wickets each. Deepak Hooda then led the chase with 59 off 37 balls while Sanju Samson (39) and Suryakumar Yadav (36*) chipped in with handy knocks. Dinesh Karthik himself was unbeaten on a run-a-ball seven.

In his two outings against Ireland, Deepak Hooda scored 151 runs, including 104 off 57 balls in the second T20I. Deepak Hooda played for Lucknow Super Giants in the 2022 IPL earlier this year. He amassed 451 runs in 15 matches at a strike rate of 136.67.

Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik enjoyed bowling time, while the likes of Deepak Hooda continued his rich run of form, Suryakumar Yadav, returning from injury, had time in the middle and Sanju Samson carried on from his maiden T20I half-century from three days ago. All this meant India pocketed a comfortable seven-wicket win over Derbyshire in a warm-up T20 clash on Friday night.

Dinesh Karthik Earned A Recall After Excellent Performance In IPL 2022

Following a stupendous IPL 2022 season for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), during which he clobbered 330 runs at a strike rate of 183.33, Dinesh Karthik earned a recall for the T20I series against South Africa at home.

He didn’t disappoint, smashing 92 runs in four innings at an average of 46 and a strike rate of 158.62. The 37-year-old was named the Player of the Match for his blazing 55 off 27 balls in the fourth T20I in Rajkot as India leveled the series 2-2.

Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik (Credits: Twitter)

He will be a part of the T20I squad for the three-match series against England, which will be played from July 7 to July 10. The three games will be played in Southampton, Birmingham, and Nottingham.

India 151 for 3 (Hooda 59, Suryakumar 36*) beat Derbyshire 150 for 8 (Madsen 28, Cartwright 27, Arshdeep 2-29, Umran 2-31) by seven wickets

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