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    “I am still waiting for that elusive call from CSK” : Dinesh Karthik Reveals How it Feels When CSK Roped Dhoni in 2008

    Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni has led Chennai Super Kings to 8 finals out of the 10 seasons they have played in the Indian Premier League.

    MS Dhoni has several IPL records to his name.

    In April 2019, MS Dhoni became the 1st captain to win 100 matches in the Indian Premier League when he led Chennai Super Kings to a 4-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. During a thriller against Royal Challengers Bangalore, MS Dhoni became the 1st Indian to hit 200 sixes in the Indian Premier League. He hit 7 sixes in a career-best 84 not out off 48 balls but Chennai Super Kings lost the game by 1 run.

    Recalling the heartbreaking story from 2008, the wicketkeeper-batsman said it’s been 13 years and he is still waiting for a call from Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

    Karthik believed he would be CSK’s first pick as he was a big name already and was playing for the national side.

    “In 2008, I was in Australia and the auction was happening. In the lead up to that, I was convinced that the biggest name from Tamil Nadu who is also playing for the country…I’m sure they (Chennai Super Kings) are going to pick me. The question is whether they are going to make me the captain or not…that was going on in my head. And the first name they picked as Dhoni, for 1.5 million and he was sitting right around the corner with me. And he didn’t even tell me that they are going to pick him.

    “Probably he didn’t know. But that was the biggest dagger to my heart. So I thought that they would pick me later. It’s been 13 years and I am still waiting for that elusive call from CSK,” said Karthik while picking his all-time IPL XI during a conversation with Cricbuzz.

    Dinesh Karthik debuted in ODI and Test before MSD. He played in IPL with the following teams:

    2008–2010 ; 2014 Delhi Daredevils

    2011 Kings XI Punjab

    2012–2013 Mumbai Indians

    2015 Royal Challengers Bangalore

    2016–2017 Gujarat Lions

    2018–present Kolkata Knight Riders

    Average in successful chases

    MS Dhoni

    In successful chases since 2015, Dhoni has played in 52 matches and has scored runs at a splendid average of 91.50.

    Dinesh Karthik

    In successful chases since 2015, Karthik has scored runs at an out-of-the-world average of 272 runs.

    Not out percentage

    MS Dhoni

    Dhoni has a not out percentage of 25.7% in the 70 innings he has played since 2015.

    Dinesh Karthik

    Karthik has a not out percentage of 47% in the 17 innings he has played since 2015

    Stability provided

    MS Dhoni

    Dhoni has scored three half-centuries in 12 innings. He has scored 50-plus scores in 25% of the innings he has batted in at number 4.

    Dinesh Karthik

    Karthik has scored three half-centuries in 9 innings. He has scored 50-plus scores in 33% of the innings he has batted in at number 4.

    Average at number 4

    MS Dhoni

    Dhoni has an average of 40.72 while batting at number 4 since 2015.

    Dinesh Karthik

    Karthik has an average of 52.80 while batting at number 4 since 2015.

    Most dismissals by wicket-keeper in IPL History

    Player Team Span Dis Mat Cat Stumps
    MS Dhoni CSK, RPS 2008-2019 132 190 94 38
    Dinesh Karthik DD, KXIP, MI, GL 2008-2019 131 182 101 30
    Robin Uthappa RCB, PWI, MI, KKR 2008-2019 90 171 58 32
    Parthiv Patel CSK, KTK, DC, SRH, MI,RCB 2008-2019 82 137 66 16
    Naman Ojha RR, DD, SRH 2009-2018 75 113 65 10
    WP Saha CSK, KKR, KXIP, SRH 2008-2018 74 120 55 19
    Adam Gilchrist DC, KXIP 2008-2013 67 80 51 16
    Kumar Sangakkara KXIP, DC, SRH 2008-2013 43 71 34 9
    RR Pant DD, DC 2016-2019 41 54 30 11
    Q de Kock DD, MI, RCB, SRH 2013-2019 36 50 28 8
    SV Samson RR, DD 2013-2019 28 62 24 4
    KL Rahul KXIP, RCB, SRH 2013-2019 27 60 22 5
    MS Bisla KXIP, KKR 2010-2014 24 39 17 7
    KM Jadhav DD, KTK, RCB 2010-2019 23 65 16 7
    SP Goswami KKR, RR, RCB, SRH 2008-2018 22 29 15 7
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