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Is it the end of the road for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma?

NEW DELHI: The inglorious conclusion to India's illustrious home record has left the country facing the prospect that aging legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli may be nearing the end of their careers.

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Advice to Virat Kohli: 'Go back to domestic cricket'

In four innings against New Zealand in the ongoing home Test series, Virat Kohli has scored just 88 runs -- 70 of which came in one innings alone. The statistic highlights his continued struggle in the red-ball format, leading to advice from his former teammate Dinesh Karthik.

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'Onus of series loss is on...': Former cricketers defend Gautam Gambhir

NEW DELHI: Former batsman Sanjay Manjrekar feels it would be unjust to blame coach Gautam Gambhir for the Test series defeat to New Zealand, but former wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik feels the senior Indian players have the responsibility.

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'Push people out of...': Dinesh Karthik highlights 'new' playing style in Rohit Sharma-Gautam Gambhir era

NEW DELHI: India cricket team achieved a stunning victory against Bangladesh in the second match of the two-Test series played at Green Park stadium in Kanpur. Despite two days of the match being washed out completely due to rain and wet outfield, the team, led by Rohit Sharma and guided…

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Dinesh Karthik sees 'greatness' in Shubman Gill, but...

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Dinesh Karthik has praised young batter Shubman Gill, highlighting his potential for greatness. Karthik mentioned that he would like to see Gill excel in challenging conditions to fully gauge his capabilities.

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'Unacceptable', says Dinesh Karthik on Rishabh Pant vs MS Dhoni 'greatest in Test format' debate

NEW DELHI: Swashbuckling Rishabh Pant had an emotional return to Test cricket after a long gap of 632 days as he fired a sizzling second-innings ton in India's clinical win over Bangladesh in the Chepauk Test.

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'They will be valued a lot more when they're gone': Karthik praises Ashwin and Jadeja's all-round heroics in Test cricket

NEW DELHI: Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik heaped praise on Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja for their remarkable counter-attacking partnership that pulled India out of trouble on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai.

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EXPLAINED: Why are India playing three pacers in the 1st Test against Bangladesh on a traditionally spin-friendly Chennai track

India's decision to include three pacers in their playing XI for the opening Test of the two-match series against Bangladesh on a traditionally spin-friendly venue, the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, has surprised many.

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'Don't think there will be much trouble...': Dinesh Karthik predicts India's dominance despite Bangladesh's historical win against Pakistan

NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik has expressed doubts about Bangladesh's ability to challenge India in the upcoming Test series, despite Bangladesh's recent success in Pakistan. Speaking on India's prospects on Cricbuzz, Karthik emphasized that winning against India on home soil is a significant challenge.

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Who will be India's next all-format captain after Rohit Sharma

While Rohit Sharma has said that he is "not going to stop" anytime soon and is looking forward to "achieving more" after lifting the T20 World Cup earlier this year, the fact that he has quit T20I Internationals is evidence that he has started managing his cricket career.

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Virat Kohli or Joe Root? Dinesh Karthik discloses reasons behind his choice for best Test batter

NEW DELHI: Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has chosen Virat Kohli over Joe Root as the best Test batter of the current generation, despite Root's superior statistical record. Karthik's preference is based on his close association with Kohli and the confidence he has in Kohli's performance under high-pressure situations.

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'Big shoes to fill, but...': Dinesh Karthik feels these two youngsters can replace Pujara and Rahane for Border-Gavaskar Trophy

NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik disclosed that in his opinion youngsters Shubman Gill and Sarfaraz Khan have the potential to replace veteran batters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, beginning on November 22 in Perth. Karthik revealed this potential squad change on…

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Dinesh Karthik to play in upcoming Legends League Cricket season

NEW DELHI: Dinesh Karthik, the former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman, has decided to participate in the upcoming edition of the Legends League Cricket, just a day after Shikhar Dhawan made a similar announcement.

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'Calm, cool, matured, but...': Dinesh Karthik weighs in on Jasprit Bumrah's potential as India captain

NEW DELHI: Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik shared his thoughts on the possibility of Jasprit Bumrah becoming the captain of the Indian national cricket team. There had been discussions about making Bumrah the captain following Rohit Sharma's retirement from the T20 format after India's victorious T20 World Cup campaign. However,…

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'Bhai log, bada galti ho gaya': Dinesh Karthik admits to 'blunder', apologizes for omitting MS Dhoni in his all-time India XI

NEW DELHI: Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has cleared the air regarding his all-time India XI across formats, which surprisingly omitted legendary wicket-keeper and captain MS Dhoni. Karthik recently explained that the omission was an honest mistake, admitting he forgot to include a wicketkeeper in his lineup.

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'Yashasvi Jaiswal a back-up for Champions Trophy, Rohit Sharma will open with...'

Yashasvi Jaiswal's impressive start to his international career is yet to earn him an ODI cap, and according to Dinesh Karthik, the 22-year-old youngster will remain a "back-up opener" for India as far as the 2025 Champions Trophy is concerned, where Shubman Gill is likely to continue opening with skipper…

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For a week, Dinesh Karthik wants to swap lives with...

A couple of months ago, India's veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik decided to bid the game adieu, retiring from all forms of cricket. But he remains actively involved as a commentator and expert, sharing his views on the game.

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Independence Day special: Dinesh Karthik picks all-time India playing XI across formats

NEW DELHI: Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik revealed his all-time India playing XI across formats in a video posted by Cricbuzz on YouTube as Independence Day special.

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A mentor and a friend! How Abhishek Nayar brought the best out of India stars Rohit Sharma, Rinku Singh, Dinesh Karthik

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India is yet to make it official but in all likelihood, Abhishek Nayar will be joining the Indian team in Sri Lanka for the white-ball tour involving three T20Is and as many ODIs.

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RCB appoint Dinesh Karthik as batting coach and mentor

MUMBAI: The Royal Challengers Bangalore have appointed former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik as their batting coach and mentor.

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Watch: Dinesh Karthik presents Rishabh Pant fielder of the match medal after India's win against England in T20 World Cup semifinal

NEW DELHI: The Indian dressing room was a happy bunch of cricketers after their crushing 68-run victory against England at Guyana on Thursday.

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'He is a good strategist': WV Raman backs Gautam Gambhir as potential India head coach

NEW DELHI: With the 2024 T20 World Cup underway and current head coach Rahul Dravid set to step down after the tournament, the spotlight has turned to former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir as a potential successor.

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Internet salutes Dinesh Karthik after his retirement on 39th birthday

NEW DELHI: Former India keeper-batter Dinesh Karthik announced his retirement from all forms of competitive cricket on Saturday after two decades of playing for the country.

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Dinesh Karthik thanks Simon Doull for spurring Virat Kohli on with strike-rate comment

Virat Kohli didn't begin IPL 2024 with the kind of flair that is associated with his legendary status as a batsman, and the questions raised on his strike-rate turned out to be just the kind of fuel that was required to re-ignite his hunger, which eventually won him the Orange…

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'Fair character', 'has the fire', 'can infuse winning culture': Gautam Gambhir can be the kind of coach India need

While it has been widely reported that former India opener Gautam Gambhir as the new India coach is a 'done deal', an official announcement on the team's new boss replacing Rahul Dravid might take a few more days to come. But experts have no doubt left that Gambhir is the…

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