"I have been trying to do everything to be a part of the Indian team,": Dinesh Karthik after another blistering knock in IPL 2022

Dinesh Karthik is certainly the all-rounder that Royal Challengers Bangalore was hunting for years after years.

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"I have been trying to do everything to be a part of the Indian team,": Dinesh Karthik after another blistering knock in IPL 2022 | SportzPoint.com

Dinesh Karthik is certainly the all-rounder that Royal Challengers Bangalore was hunting for years after years. Dinesh might just be the only cricketer in IPL 2022 so far who played classic and impressive knocks in all the matches. He is leaving no stones unturned to make his name permanent in the Indian squad for the upcoming world cup.

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RCB lost the top-order batters quickly one after the other in the last night's clash against Delhi Capitals. Glenn Maxwell held the match in between but he also had to return back to the pavilion after a fiery knock of 55 runs. DC was in a good space at that moment but Karthik changed the game for Pant and his team with 5 fours and 5 sixes. The wicketkeeper-batter took only 34 balls to amass 66 important runs for his franchise.

I must admit I have a bigger goal: DK in the post-match conference

While Karthik shifted to commentary last year, he took a huge turn this year and certainly will be coming back to the team of the "men in blue". He already won 2 Man of the Match awards in just 6 IPL matches in 2022 with an average of 197 and a strike rate of 210. Karthik said while receiving his Man of the Match award, "I must admit I have a bigger goal. I have been working really, really hard. Sometimes people don't believe it. But my aim is to do something special for the country. This is part of the journey. I have been doing everything I can to be part of that Indian team. This is one step in that direction."

On being talked about how he stays so calm in such difficult moments, he shared, "It's good to know people associate calmness with me. Generally, they say I am a little restless. I must admit positions and calmness come from preparation. When you know how you are going to go about an innings, it gives you a chance to be calm. Apart from that, trying to stay in the moment even though it sounds a little cliched. It is very important for my batting."

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