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Dinesh Karthik on why he ranks RCB’s IPL win ‘right up there’ with 2007 T20 World Cup triumph | Cricket News

Dinesh Karthik on why he ranks RCB’s IPL win ‘right up there’ with 2007 T20 World Cup triumph | Cricket News

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4 min readMay 5, 2026 02:56 PM IST Just under a year after lifting the IPL title with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Dinesh Karthik has admitted the win sits right at the top of his career achievements along with winning the 2007 T20 World Cup with India. The 40-year-old also said that he ranks this IPL victory slightly above the won that he had won with the Mumbai Indians in 2013. Speaking about the emotional weight of the triumph, the 40-year-old said the RCB title “just pips” the 2013 win because of the long wait and the connection with the fans. “A few days ago, somebody asked me what my highlight in a cricketing career was,” Karthik said on the RCB Podcast. “Obviously, the World Cup I was part of is right up there, but the RCB win was also right up there.” “An MI win as a player was a great one too, but the RCB win just pips it because of the fact that we waited 18 years for it. It’s a long wait. …

Dinesh Karthik reveals how Virat Kohli pushed him into RCB coaching role: ‘You would probably fit in quite nicely’ | Cricket News

Dinesh Karthik reveals how Virat Kohli pushed him into RCB coaching role: ‘You would probably fit in quite nicely’ | Cricket News

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3 min readMay 5, 2026 02:26 PM IST Former India wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik has opened up about how he became the batting coach and mentor at Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), a year after announcing his retirement from all forms of the game. The 40-year-old spoke about how RCB Director of Cricket Mo Bobat sowed a seed in his mind during IPL 2024 about being involved in the support staff and how encouragement from Virat Kohli sealed the deal. Karthik was part of RCB’s coaching group, which helped win their maiden IPL last season, where they defeated Punjab Kings in the final in Ahmedabad. “It manifested when, as I was finishing in 2024, Mo asked me if I would be keen or interested. I was in the middle of the tournament, and it was a very different IPL season – we had lost six out of seven or seven out of eight games, I don’t remember exactly – and we had a mountain to climb. To be fair, nobody gave us a chance.” “But I …

RCB coach Dinesh Karthik blames pitch for home loss to Delhi Capitals

RCB coach Dinesh Karthik blames pitch for home loss to Delhi Capitals

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru mentor Dinesh Karthik pointed at the pitch in the post-match conference as he tried to explain their defeat to the Delhi Capitals on Thursday evening. After reaching 61 without losing a wicket, Bengaluru’s innings hit turbulence with the scoreboard soon reading 74/3. Opener Phil Salt (37) and Tim David (unbeaten 37) were RCB’s top scorers on the night as the hosts managed to score 163/7. In response, Delhi chased down the target with six wickets in hand and 13 balls to spare, thanks to KL Rahul’s 53-ball, 93-run blitz. The defeat meant that RCB have now lost both their games at home in IPL 2025. Against the Gujarat Titans too, in their first home game at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, RCB had managed just 169/8 batting first. “In the first two games, we have asked for good pitches. But it’s turned out in this way where it’s been challenging to bat on. So, we try to do the best with whatever we get. But we will obviously have a chat with him (curator). …

Sport, as always, there is no fairytale endings: Dinesh Karthik looks back on RCB’s season after loss to RR | Ipl News

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The Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s fairytale comeback was cut short by the Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday when the Faf du Plessis-led side were dumped out of the tournament with a 4-wicket defeat in the Eliminator. RCB who had started the IPL season with 1 win from the first 8 matches were written off from playoffs contention but at the business-end of the tournament, they went on a blistering run, winning 6 matches out of 6 and finished the group stage as the 4th-placed team. With all the momentum behind them against a RR side who had lost 4 back to back matches, RCB tripped when it mattered the most and lost in the Eliminator. Unfortunately, sport is not a fairytale and our remarkable run in #IPL2024 came to an end. Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Dinesh Karthik express their emotions and thank fans for their unwavering support. ❤️#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB pic.twitter.com/FYygVD3UiC — Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 23, 2024 Dinesh Karthik, whose retirement rumours are swirling around all over the internet, put it aptly by saying …