IND vs SA: Dinesh Karthik Is In The Best Frame Of Mind So That's A Reason For His India Comeback- MSK Prasad

Dinesh Karthik’s amazing frame of mind is one of the reasons why he made a comeback to the Indian team, reckons former India keeper-selector MSK Prasad. Karthik, who last played for India in the 2019 World Cup, made yet another comeback to national colours after he was included in the T20I squad for the 5-match series against South Africa.

This came after his stupendous performance for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as a finisher in the recently concluded IPL 2022 tournament, where he helped RCB to the playoffs. He made 360 runs in 16 matches at an average of 55 and strike rate of 183.33 with one fifty, hitting 27 fours and 22 sixes in total.

Karthik has made no bones about the fact that he wants to help the national team lift the ICC T20 World Cup later this year and his match-winning performances as a finisher for RCB in the IPL have gone a long way in earning him that India call-up again.

I Have Not Really Seen Dinesh Karthik In This State Of Mind In The Last One And Half Decade: MSK Prasad

MSK Prasad, the former BCCI chief selector, spoke to NDTV about Karthik and said he had not seen him in this frame of mind in the latter’s more than a decade-long career.

“It is really impressive how he performed in certain situations. I have not really seen Dinesh Karthik in this state of mind in the last one and half decade. He is in the best frame of mind so that’s a reason. He made his selection inevitable. Now that he is here again, he will get his opportunities, he can make an impact. Not many players are there in that particular role (finisher’s). Probably, the selectors would have felt to give him one last try, because of the form he has exhibited in the IPL,” Prasad said.

The first T20I will be played in Delhi on June 9.

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