Dinesh Karthik Mind 2.0 Helmet : Dinesh Karthik is playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2014. Karthik played some brilliant innings at the start of the season. In the 30th match of the tournament played against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Karthik scored 83 runs off 35 balls. But amidst all this, one thing you might have noticed is that Dinesh Karthik uses a different type of helmet compared to other batsmen.

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But why does he do this? Did you know this? If not, we are going to tell you the whole story behind this.

The helmet that Karthik uses while batting and keeping wickets has a different design. The type of helmet Karthik uses is called the 'Mind 2.0 Helmet'. This type of helmet is also used by batsmen like Kumar Sangakkara and Rahul Tripathi. The biggest reason to use this helmet is its light weight. Whereas other common helmets weigh between 1 to 1.25 kg.

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On the other hand, the 'Mind 2.0 Helmet' weighs around 800 grams. Due to the light weight, the players can move better by wearing this helmet. As per the weight, the price of this helmet is also low. For these reasons players use 'Mind 2.0 helmets'. Dinesh Karthik has been using this type of helmet for many days.

Karthik in great form in IPL 2024

In the current season i.e. IPL 2024, Karthik has seen some very brilliant innings with the bat. Karthik scored 315 runs in 14 matches at an average of 39.38 and a strike rate of 196.65. He scored 2 half-centuries during this period. Karthik hit 26 fours and 22 sixes.

Karthik plays the role of finisher in the lower order for Bengaluru. In the last league match played against Chennai Super Kings, Karthik played a short but important innings of 14 runs off 6 balls.