Dinesh Karthik: It wasn’t much long ago when Dinesh Kartik had a redemption arc for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2022. Such was his performances last season that he was dubbed as DK 2.0 or Finisher 2.0. His brilliant performances gave him a chance to become a part of the India squad for the T20 series. But, exactly a year later, all the merriment is gone as Karthik has slumped to a poor form. The very same fans on social media has decided to dub him as a ‘One Season Wonder’. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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In the recent game against Rajasthan Royals, Karthik managed to score 16 runs from just 13 deliveries. His short knock consisted of just 2 boundaries. While fans were left awaiting for Karthik to fire, but it didn’t happen.
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This lead to the fans venting their frustration on social media. In 7 games so for in IPL 2023, Karthik has managed to score just 61 runs with a mere average of 10.16 with a highest score of just 28. Such has been his horrible form that he has been dismissed twice as ducks.
Let us check how the fans reacted to Dinesh Karthik’s poor performances off late: –
This is how one season wonder looks like – thank you Dinesh karthik pic.twitter.com/wFNCgVuNnp
— supremo. ` (@hyperkohli) April 23, 2023
Dinesh Karthik in IPL2023 So far
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0(1)Those who compare me with Dhoni should be jailed. pic.twitter.com/lowdzlkoTz
— ` (@kurkureter) April 15, 2023
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