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khelja|30-09-2025
Entry of veteran player in Sharjah Warriors. (Photo- PTI)
The Sharjah Warriors team has seen a big change before the fourth season of the ILT20 League to be played in Dubai. Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis is out of the upcoming season.
In such a situation, the team has to announce the replacement. The special thing is that Sharjah Warriors have entered an entry in a team of veteran who was the coach of the IPL 2025 champion team RCB. Now this veteran is going to be seen playing as a player.Indian cricket veteran wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik has stepped into the team of Sharjah Warriors for the fourth season of ILT20. He will replace Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis, who has been out of the team. Karthik has a lot of experience of T20 cricket. Karthik, who became an IPL champion with Mumbai Indians in 2013, was also a member of the Indian team who won both the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
In recent years, Karthik Royal Challengers have been associated as a batting coach for the Bangalore franchise, who won their first IPL title in 2025. Incidentally, in IPL 2025, Karthik worked in RCB with Tim David, who is one of the foreign players for Sharjah Warriors in season 4 of DP World ILT20. Let me tell you, Dinesh Karthik announced his retirement from all formats in India in June 2024, but his journey in T20 Leagues is still going on.
Dinesh Karthik has played 412 matches in T20 cricket, in which he has scored 7,437 runs. This includes 35 half -centuries, and his strike rate has also been 136.66. He also played 60 T20I matches for the Indian team, where he has scored 686 runs at a strike rate of 142.61. Apart from this, he scored 97 runs in six innings while playing for Pearl Royals in the recent South African T20 League (SA20).
Dinesh Karthik has played 412 matches in T20 cricket, in which he has scored 7,437 runs. This includes 35 half -centuries, and his strike rate has also been 136.66. He also played 60 T20I matches for the Indian team, where he has scored 686 runs at a strike rate of 142.61. Apart from this, he scored 97 runs in six innings while playing for Pearl Royals in the recent South African T20 League (SA20).