Dinesh Karthik Biography
Dinesh Karthik is an Indian wicket-keeper and batsman who made his debut for the Indian cricket team in 2004. He became captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders Indian Premier League team during the 2018 season. He is known for his controversies with his wife Nikita Vanjara who got married to cricket Murali Vijay. There were some rumors that a love triangle between Karthik, Nikita and Murali Vijay was happening.
Due to several injuries, he lost his place in the Indian cricket team and replaced with Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dinesh lost his place from Dhoni is all three match formats. Nowadays he is playing domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu and IPL.
- Name: Dinesh Karthik
- Nickname: DK
- Role: Batsman And Wicket Keeper
- Batting Style: Right-handed
- Bowling Style: Right-arm Off-Spin
Dinesh Karthik Physical Appearance
- Height (approx.): 1.70 m
- Weight (approx.): 65 Kg
- Eye Colour: Black
- Hair Colour: Black
Personal Life Of Dinesh Karthik
- Date of Birth: 1 June 1985
- Age: 34 years (As On 2020)
- Birth Place: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Zodiac sign: Gemini
- Nationality: Indian
- School: Don Bosco School, Chennai, Bede’s Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai, Indian Public School in Salmiya, Kuwait
- College: NA
- Educational Qualifications: NA
Dinesh Karthik Family
- Father: Krishna Kumar
- Mother: Padmini Krishnakumar
- Brother: Vinesh
- Sister: NA
- Coach/Mentor: Robin Singh
- Religion: Hindu
- Address: NA
Cricket Career Of Dinesh Karthik
- Test: vs Australia on 03 November 2004
- ODI: vs England on 05 September 2004
- T20: vs South Africa on 01 December 2006
- Jersey Number: #21 & #19 (KKR/Domestic)
- Domestic/State Teams: Tamil Nadu, Kolkata Knight Riders
- Nature on the field: Calm
Dinesh Karthik Records
- Match-winning knock of an unbeaten 29 off 8 balls in the final of Nidahas Trophy in 2018
- DK has scored 19,000 runs in all formats of the game.
Dinesh Karthik Preferences
- Hobbies: Reading, Travelling, swimming and Playing Sudoku
- Favorite Cricketers: Sachin Tendulkar and Ian Botham
- Favorite Sportspersons: Roger Federer
- Favorite Food: Butter Chicken
- Favorite Actor: Rajnikant, Dhanush
- Favorite Musician: AR Rahman
- Favorite Color: NA
Dinesh Karthik Wife and Children
- Marital Status: Married
- Wife: Nikita Vijay(2007-2012), Dipika Pallikal Karthik(2015-Till Now)
- Marriage Date: 18 August 2015
- Children: NA
Awards and Recognitions
Man of the Match in his first T20I vs South Africa in 2006
Dinesh Karthik Controversies
- Dinesh Karthik’s first wife – NikitaVanjara got married to Murali Vijay in late 2012 after getting a divorce from Karthik. there were rumors of the love triangle between Karthik, Nikita and Murali Vijay.
- Dinesh Karthik got married for the second time in 2015 with Deepika
Section: Cricketer Biography