For all his prowess and talent with the bat, Dinesh Karthik has not been able to cement his side in the Indian team. After a stellar season in the IPL in 2017, he made a comeback into the Indian side and has played 14 games since. His strike rate - which reads an impressive 160.50 is also best in the list of Indian players with a minimum of 10 matches played since 2017 till 31st December 2018. Out of these 10 unbeaten innings, 7 have come in the second innings and this has a bearing on the average - it shoots up to 171. In 2018, he has remained unbeaten in 6 innings and India has taken India over the line each time, which underlines his importance to the team as a finisher.

Source: Hindustan Times February 08, 2019 02:48 UTC