Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) in-form cricketer Dinesh Karthik brashly brushed aside a query on whether he thought the franchise could lift their first IPL title in 2022.
However, He accepted that the team was all right and that the camp’s mood was very confident.
RCB are fetching on the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in match number 22 of TATA IPL 2022 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday. Bangalore won the toss and asked Chennai to bat.
Speaking ahead of the game, Karthik was requested about his views on RCB’s opportunity of winning the IPL this season. Answering the query, he said on IPLT20.COM:
“(Laughs) I am not a man for predictions. But I must say the mood in the camp is good and I think we are (heading) in a good direction. We are in a good space, so I must say we are looking good at the moment.”
Bangalore have found a good measure in TATA IPL 2022. After going down against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their initial match, they have won 3 in a row.
Karthik has helped the team’s wins, performing the finisher’s role to near completion. Requested how he plans his innings, the veteran cricketer described:
“It’s about assessing the situation, trying to understand and use your experience to figure out what’s the best way to do it on that day or that wicket. The part that I have been most excited about is the clarity that has been given to me, and I am trying to do my best at it.”
The milestones keep coming for Virat Kohli. 🔥
Another big one on the horizon. 🙌🏻#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2022 #Mission2022 #RCB #ನಮ್ಮRCB #CSKvRCB pic.twitter.com/J0zDzZhvj0
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) April 12, 2022
Heading into the collide against CSK, the 36-year-old had secured 32*, 14*, 44* and 7*.
“It’s a happy family” – Karthik on wife Dipika Pallikal winning two gold medals at Squash Championships.
During the conversation, the cricketer hailed their wife Dipika Pallikal for making a great return to the squash court after a 4-year hiatus. Pallikal won 2-gold medals at the WSF 2022 World Doubles Squash Championships.
Asked for his reply, the beaming cricketer added:
“It’s a happy household, and it’s a good sign. Things are going well. Very, very happy for my wife because it’s always hard to come back. She had taken a four-year hiatus. And to come back and achieve what she has done (is amazing). She has been missing that a lot in the last four years. So it’s good to see her back on the court and achieve what she has done.”
Faf has won the toss and we will be fielding first. 💪🏻
Josh Hazlewood and Suyash Prabhudessai are in for Harshal Patel and David Willey. 🔁#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2022 #Mission2022 #RCB #ನಮ್ಮRCB #CSKvRCB pic.twitter.com/WVWb5RcxKz
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) April 12, 2022
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