Dinesh Karthik goes past 7,500 runs in List A cricket
Tamil Nadu captain Dinesh Karthik has completed 7,500 runs in List A cricket. He accomplished the feat en route to his 93-run knock against Punjab in the Round 5 match of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023. The 38-year-old star, who reached the mark with his 24th run, has been impressive this season. His efforts, however, went in vain as Tamil Nadu lost.
A captain's knock from Karthik
Chasing 252 in Mumbai, Tamil Nadu's top-order batter surrendered against Siddarth Kaul's fiery opening spell. TN were reeling at 40/4 when Karthik arrived in the middle. Soon, the side was reduced to 95/7. Karthik decided to fight alone as he took the bowlers. He ended up scoring 82 off 93 balls (13 fours, 4 sixes). TN lost by 76 runs.
Karthik scores his 41st List A fifty
Karthik took 256 games to accomplish 7,500 runs (now 7,569) in List A cricket. The tally includes 41 fifties and 12 centuries with 154* being his best score. He averages nearly 40 in the format with his strike rate being over 92. Notably, 1,752 of his List A runs have come for India in ODIs. Karthik owns 9,620 First-Class runs and 7,081 T20 runs.
His run in the ongoing tournament
Karthik scored an unbeaten 47 versus Goa in Round 2 of the ongoing tournament. He could manage just three runs in his following outing against Bengal. However, DK again found form with a clutch 68 off 51 balls in his preceding outing against Baroda. He would be raring to extend his sensational run in the ongoing format.
Has Karthik played his last game for India?
Karthik has not been selected for the Indian ODI team since the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. With him being 38, he is unlikely to return in the format. Meanwhile, he last represented the Indian team at the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup. As young keepers like Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, and Sanju Samson have emerged, Karthik is unlikely to play for India again.
