Ambati Rayudu, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Dinesh Karthik
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India’s premier Test spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has heaped praise on Dinesh Karthik. India had lost the wicket of Virat Kohli when Dinesh Karthik came out to bat. There was some pressure and Karthik was able to hit the ground running. MS Dhoni was settled at the other end but Karthik was able to catapult his attack on the opposition from the get-go.

Karthik scored another cameo of 25 runs off just 14 balls to help India level the series. The visitors won the second ODI by six wickets after Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar did a fine job.

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Dinesh Karthik and MS Dhoni. Credit: Getty Images

Karthi is doing a fine job of finishing the matches.

Dinesh Karthik has been given the responsibility of the finisher by the Indian team management and he is able to grab it both hands. Karthik had scored a brilliant eight ball 29 to get India over the line in the Nidahas Trophy.

Karthik had said in the post-match press conference, “I’ve practised it (finishing games), worked on it and it’s a skill I think is very important. It’s a skill where you need to have a cool head. A lot of experience helps. This is probably one of the hardest skills in the game. To finish a match and be on the winning side is something that is great to be a part of”.

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He had also performed well in the three-match T20I series against Australia. Karthik had scored 30 runs from 13 balls in the first match of the series. Thus, he had almost taken India to an emphatic win. The flamboyant batsman had also scored 22 runs from 18 balls in the third T20I in which India won the game.

Ravichandran Ashwin took to Twitter to share his happiness for Dinesh Karthik. The post read as, “Just going through some batting numbers of @DineshKarthik over the last 18 months and its not surprising to see that he has become one of the best finishers in the world right now. This version of DK is all that he ever wanted to be, I am very happy for him. ?#INDvsAUS”.

Here is Ravichandran Ashwin’s tweet:

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