Dinesh Karthik announced retirement on birthday: posted retirement note and video; has won 2 ICC trophies

Dinesh Karthik played 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and 60 T20s for India.

India’s wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik has announced his retirement from cricket. Karthik turned 39 today i.e. on June 1, on this occasion he announced his retirement through a social media post. He also shared a video along with the retirement note. This video includes photos of important moments of Karthik’s career.

Karthik wrote in his post- I am overwhelmed by the affection, support and love I have received in the last few days. I express my deep gratitude to all the fans who have made this feeling possible.

After giving it a lot of thought over this for some time, I have decided to retire from playing representative cricket. I officially announce my retirement and leave my playing days behind and prepare for the new challenges that lie ahead.

Karthik had announced his retirement from the Indian league soon after the IPL this year.

Dinesh Karthik’s social media post….

Won 2 ICC trophies in career
Dinesh Karthik has won 2 ICC trophies with India. These include the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy. Karthik has played 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and 60 T20 International matches for India. Along with the ICC trophy, Karthik has also won the Asia Cup with India in 2010 and 2018.

Karthik played his last international match for India in the T20 World Cup against Bangladesh in 2022.

Karthik won an IPL trophy
Karthik is one of the few players to have played all the IPL seasons so far. He played 257 matches in this league and scored 4,842 runs at an average of 26.32. Apart from RCB, Karthik also played for Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, Gujarat Lions and Kings XI Punjab. He won his only IPL trophy in 2013 while playing for Mumbai Indians.

Thanked the coach, captain and wife
Apart from announcing his retirement, Karthik wrote in his retirement post, I would like to thank all my coaches, captains, selectors, team mates and support staff members who made this long journey enjoyable and enjoyable.

Out of the millions of people who play cricket in our country, I consider myself one of the few lucky ones to have got the opportunity to represent the country, and even more fortunate to earn the goodwill of so many fans and friends.

My parents have been pillars of strength and support all these years, and I wouldn’t be who I am without their blessings. I am also very grateful to Dipika (wife), who is a professional player herself, who often put her career on hold to accompany me.

Of course, a big thank you to all the fans and followers of our legendary game. Cricket and cricketers would not exist without your support and best wishes.