Ahead of the T20 World Cup Super 12 match against Bangladesh, there were big questions about wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik’s fitness. However, the player recovered from the injury and made it to the playing eleven.
There were reports that Rishabh Pant might play instead of Tara. Karthik reaches the crease when India stands at 130 runs for the loss of four wickets in 15.1 overs. Karthik’s batting performance in the first two matches was disappointing.
Against Bangladesh, the batting started with a boundary, but the fate was different. On the last ball of the 17th over, Virat Kohli hit the ball to extra cover. Then he ran a few steps forward to run. Seeing this, Karthik also ran for the run. But, realizing that the ball was in the hands of the fielder, Kohli came back. By then, Karthik had reached the middle of the crease.
He ran back but the bowler was stumped before reaching the crease. Adjudged to be out on replay, the player returned in disappointment with seven runs. Confusion with Kohli led to Karthik’s run-out. Fans reacted to this in various ways on Twitter.
‘Virat Kohli ended Dinesh Karthik’s career… Thanks DK!’ A fan tweeted. Earlier, a fan shared a picture of Kohli and Karthik getting out in a similar fashion while batting. After a long excitement till the last ball of the match, Bangladesh fought and lost. India won by five runs.