India Should Have Very Strong Look At Him: Dinesh Karthik Says Shahrukh Khan "Readymade" For T20s

India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has revealed that the national team should take a strong look at Tamil Nadu’s young big-hitting star Shahrukh Khan, who according to him is a readymade product for the T20 format, after his exploits in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy and in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well for Punjab Kings (PBKS).

Team India will return to action in the limited-overs format on February 6 when the side takes on the West Indies in a three-match ODI series. The squads for both, ODIs and T20Is against the West Indies were announced a few days back, which saw India bringing in some young names for either format.

The batting lineup in the squad, meanwhile, remained largely the same barring the return of Deepak Hooda and Rohit Sharma, who will lead the side for the first time since being named the full-time captain in white-ball formats in December last year.

Dinesh Karthik suggested that the Indian team should have a look at his statemate Shahrukh Khan, who played some scintillating knocks for Tamil Nadu in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament. Shahrukh is expected to fetch a big price in the upcoming IPL 2022 mega auction.

“He’s actually readymade right now. I do think Team India should have a very strong look at him in the T20 format specifically because he has the ability to come in and tonk a few sixes,” said Karthik on Cricbuzz.

The mega auction is scheduled to take place on February 12-13 in Bengaluru and while it justifiably has huge importance in the team-building process, it has added significance this year with two new IPL franchises joining the roster; Lucknow (Super Giants) and Ahmedabad.

Dinesh Karthik Also Names Two Players From Tamil Nadu Who Could Hit Big Bucks In IPL 2022 Auction

Apart from Shahrukh Khan, Dinesh Karthik also put two Tamil Nadu players in the limelight who are ready to play in the Indian Premier League and may get good money in the IPL 2022 mega auction. Those players are spinner R Sai Kishore and batter Baba Indrajith.

“Another kid from Tamil Nadu who I feel is right up there but faces a lot of competition is Sai Kishore. He’s really good. He’s ready to play in an IPL team. There’s no doubt about that. Another player who has done really well in middle order for us (Tamil Nadu) apart from Shahrukh Khan is Indrajith Baba.

“He’s stood out this year in terms of how well he’s batted and the strike rate at which he’s batted. Almost every time he’s gone on to bat, he’s hit sixers and he’s looking like someone who can make a difference in the middle of the innings. He’s also somebody a lot of franchises will be looking at very keenly,” Karthik added.

Dinesh Karthik will himself go into the IPL 2022 auction after he was not retained by Kolkata Knight Riders.

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