LSG vs RCB, IPL 2022 Eliminator: Indian Premier League (IPL) side Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has revealed that when South African stalwart AB de Villiers decided to quit the team and announced his retirement at the end of the 2021 season, the team was taken aback. But the way wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has shaped up this season, he has become “that rock” of the side. Follow IPL 2022 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
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“DK (Dinesh Karthik) has probably been that rock. When you miss a guy like AB (de Villiers), we talked about how you are going to replace AB and now we are not doing that, but he (Karthik) has been exceptional in terms of finishing,” said Mike Hesson, RCB’s director of cricket operations, on RCB Bold diaries before the Eliminator against Lucknow Super Giants at the Eden Gardens here later on Wednesday.
LSG vs RCB, IPL 2022 Eliminator: RCB head coach Mike Hesson lavishes praise on Finisher Dinesh Karthik, lauds veteran keeper by calling him one of the pillars of the side
He added that Karthik had been ably supported by Shahbaz Ahmed and Mahipal Lomror, while Rajat Patidar had also been in good touch in the handful of games that he has played.
LSG vs RCB, IPL 2022 Eliminator: RCB head coach Mike Hesson lavishes praise on Finisher Dinesh Karthik, lauds veteran keeper by calling him one of the pillars of the side
“I believe Rajat Patidar is an unsung hero. He came in as a replacement; he played some really important innings for us. He is a guy whom we would like to see how he develops in the next couple of years.
“Mahipal has also been impressive. He came in a little bit late. He had an initial injury and then came back. He had to wait. By this time, he has come back and added some spark,” Hesson said about RCB’s explosive middle-order all-rounder.
“Maxi (Maxwell) has got better and better as the tournament progressed,” added Hesson.
Overall, he also backed du Plessis’ captaincy, saying that the South African has the “capability of bringing people along for the ride”.
LSG vs RCB, IPL 2022 Eliminator: RCB head coach Mike Hesson lavishes praise on Finisher Dinesh Karthik, lauds veteran keeper by calling him one of the pillars of the side
“Faf’s been great, once we decided who was going to be captain and he was made aware of that, it was certainly not all about him putting a stamp on it, but coming in and contributing to the culture, and the word culture is often overused and often it’s based around performance. So people go (say), ‘oh they’ve won, so they must have a great culture’… For me, the culture happens first. It’s something that is quite hard to define. It’s more about how you react under pressure, how you react to your team-mates, and Faf is big on that.
“He (du Plessis) is big on creating a legacy as well in terms of we have actually got to set things in place for the next three years and hopefully beyond. He also has the capability of bringing people along for the ride, which I think is really important.
“Virat is obviously a key part of that, being our ex-captain, and such an influential character, but he also brought a whole lot of senior players for the ride that he can engage with. All the young guys love him because he cares, actually genuinely talks and sit to have breakfast with them, gets to know them, sits them by the pool, whatever it is to actually build that group and he does that organically, it’s not fake, it’s quite a natural way how he deals with people,” added Hesson.
LSG vs RCB, IPL 2022 Eliminator: RCB head coach Mike Hesson lavishes praise on Finisher Dinesh Karthik, lauds veteran keeper by calling him one of the pillars of the side
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