Lucknow: T20 World Cup 2024 will be played jointly hosted by USA and West Indies in June. For this World Cup, all the teams will have to announce their squads by May 1. In this series, the Indian team also has to announce its squad but choosing the team is not going to be less of a headache. The biggest matter of concern for captain Rohit Sharma, coach Rahul Dravid and chief selector Ajit Agarkar is that many players are staking their claim for one place. In this series, experienced player Dinesh Karthik is fighting for the place of wicketkeeper.

If we talk about the role of wicketkeeper of the Indian team for the World Cup, then Dinesh Karthik, Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul and Jitesh Sharma are included in this race. In such a situation, during the pre-match press conference before the match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Karthik has given a big statement regarding his place in the World Cup.

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He said, “At the stage of my career I am at, representing India in the T20 World Cup would be the biggest matter of pride for me. I am totally looking forward to doing that. There will be no greater moment in my life than this. I want to play for India in the T-20 World Cup.”

Karthik further said, “I think the three people who are going to select the Indian team for the tournament are very stable and honest. He knows very well what the team should be for the World Cup and it includes Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid and Ajit Agarkar. I am completely with them and all I can say is that I am 100 percent ready to play.”

Dinesh Karthik's performance in IPL 2024

The 38-year-old has been in great form this season and has batted with an excellent strike rate so far. In IPL 2024, the right-handed batsman has scored 226 runs in 6 innings of 7 matches with an excellent average of 75.33 and an impressive strike rate of 205.45. During this period he has scored 226 runs with his bat. So his best score has been 83 runs.

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