Dinesh Karthik debut in international cricket: Why Dinesh Karthik helmet is different in cricket?

Gurpreet Singh | 09/06/2022
Dinesh Karthik debut in international cricket: Why Dinesh Karthik helmet is different in cricket?

Dinesh Karthik debut in international cricket: The 37-year-old has marked his return back to international Cricket after three years.

With team India all set to register a world record of winning 13 consecutive T20I matches, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi during the ongoing first T20I against South Africa, the 37-year-old wicket-keeper batter from Tamil Nadu, Dinesh Karthik has made a comeback to international Cricket after three years, courtesy of his commendable finishing skills which were on display during the recently concluded IPL 2022.

With Rishabh Pant making his T20I captaincy debut, and Ishan Kishan slotted as the opener due to KL Rahul’s unavailability, Karthik is the third wicket-keeper batter included in the playing 11 today.

However, with Hardik Pandya sent in to bat at number 5 in the batting order, all Karthik could manage was to face mere couple of deliveries after the fall of fourth wicket during the 20th Over.

Dinesh Karthik debut in international cricket

Before the ongoing T20I against South Africa, Karthik last played in Indian colours during the first semi-final of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup versus New Zealand at Manchester.

As far as the Tamil Nadu wicket-keeper’s international debut for team India is concerned, the same came way back in September 2004, against England at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, during India’s 3rd ODI of the tour of England.

Karthik made his Test debut in the same year against Australia in November 2004, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

In the T20I format, the 37-year-old made his debut during team India’s first ever match in the format against South Africa in the year 2006. Karthik even went on to become the ‘Player of the match’ that was played in Johannesburg.

Why Dinesh Karthik helmet is different in cricket?

During his short time at the crease today, Dinesh Karthik was yet again seen donning his peculiar and an uncommon helmet, which is different than the ones players normally wear while batting.

While there is no specific reason for his choice, one of the those might perhaps be its light weight that may cause minimum disturbance while going for the shots, especially against the short deliveries.

Post Edited By: Gurpreet Singh
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Gurpreet Singh

Gurpreet Singh is a Cricket writer at The Sportsrush. His platonic relationship with sports had always been there since childhood, but Cricket managed to strike a special, intimate nerve of his heart. Although his initial dream of playing the sport at the highest level couldn't come to fruition, Gurpreet did represent the state of Jharkhand at the under-14 level. However, almost like taking a pledge to never let the undying passion for Cricket fade away even a tad, he made sure to continue the love relationship by assigning the field of journalism as an indirect Cupid. He thus, first finished his bachelor's in journalism and then pursued the PG Diploma course in English journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). Soon after and since 2019, he has been working at The Sportsrush. Apart from sports, he takes keen interest in politics, and in understanding women and gender-related issues.

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