IPL 2022 | Sachin Tendulkar heaps praise on Dinesh Karthik

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has showered glowing praise on wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik for his whirlwind finishing acts for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the ongoing IPL season.


Having endured a couple of average years with the bat at Kolkata, where he shunted up and down the order, Karthik has nailed the finisher's role to its absolute hilt this season.


The veteran Indian cricketer was picked by RCB at the recent mega-auction, and he has proved to be an epic acquisition thus far.


The Tamil Nadu wicket-keeper batter has been dismissed just once in six games and has been tremendous with the bat this season, scoring 197 runs with a staggering strike rate of 208.70 and an unbelievable average of 192.



Heaping high praise on Karthik, Tendulkar, in a video on 100 MB, said that the former is picking line and length quickly and is not premeditating any shot,


"RCB have a dangerous player in the lower-order in Dinesh Karthik. Karthik has the ability to play 360 degrees, be it against a spinner or a fast bowler. When he started attacking, he literally did it from the first ball. And it doesn't look as if he had made up his mind early that 'I will hit this ball towards midwicket or above covers," he said.


"He looks at the ball and hits it, and the speed at which he is picking the line and length, very few batters in world cricket can read line and length quicker than DK," he added.


Karthik was again at his imperious best in the game against the Delhi Capitals (DC) as he smashed an unbeaten blistering 34-ball 66 with the help of five fours and as many sixes.


Karthik took the attack to Mustafizur at the death, smashing the left-arm seamer for four boundaries and two maximums. DK and Shahbaz Ahmed (32* off 21 deliveries) hammered 97 runs in just over eight overs to help RCB post 189/5 in the designated twenty overs.

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IPL 2022 | SRH vs PBKS | Match 28 Preview, Prediction, Probable XI, CREX XI

Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be looking to sustain their winning momentum in the tournament when they take on each other in the 28th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on 17th April at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. The Punjab Kings got off to the perfect start in IPL 2022 as they managed to eke out three victories from five matches and are currently placed at the fifth position of the points table, owing to their better net run rate. The Kings are coming off a nerve-wracking 12 run win over the five-time champions, Mumbai Indians. Riding on stellar knocks from captain Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan, the men in red were able to outplay Mumbai. (While their opener looked in good touch in the previous game, the bowlers were accurate in their lines and lengths. However, Arshdeep Singh and Odean Smith took on the MI bowlers and didn't allow them to settle in, which saw Mumbai bundled out for 186 runs. Punjab Kings probably have the most destructive top order in the tournament this season, and they will be keen on utilising it the most when they take on Hyderabad on Sunday. Sunrisers Hyderabad, meanwhile, opened their season with two back-to-back defeats. However, they bounced back and clinched three consecutive wins to climb up in the standings. With 6 points in their account, Sunrisers Hyderabad sits at the points table's seventh spot. The champions of 2016 beat Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in the previous game while chasing 175, owing to captain Rahul Tripathi and Aiden Markram's match-winning knock. The likes of Kane Williamson and T Natarajan have been impressive in the last couple of games, and with their middle-order also firing, Sunrisers Hyderabad will fancy their chances over Punjab Kings on Sunday. Match Details Match: Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Match 28 Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai Date & Time: 17th April at 3:30 PM IST and Local Time Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar Pitch Report Batters have been able to bat freely at this venue, but the bowlers have also had their say, and the same might repeat in this match. Since it's an afternoon match, dew won't impact the game's result, and both teams will look to bowl first after winning the toss. Pitch Stats [Last 5 IPL 2022 Matches] Matches Played: 5 Matches Won Batting First: 2 Matches Won Bowling First: 3 Average 1st Inning Score: 175 Average 2nd Inning Score: 165 Team Form [Last 5 Matches] PBKS: W L W L W SRH: W W W L L PBKS vs SRH Head-To-Head Matches Played: 18 SRH Won: 12 PBKS Won: 06 PBKS vs SRH Key Matchups Pooran vs Rabada: 26/2 at 118 SR Williamson vs Rabada: 64/2 at 160 SR Rahul Tripathi vs R Chahar: 22/1 at 183 SR M Agarwal vs Bhuvaneshwar: 31/1 at 107 SR Injury Update/Players' Availability Both the teams won their previous respective games and are likely to stick to their same playing combination. Squads Punjab Kings Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (C), Rahul Tripathi, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Aiden Markram, Shashank Singh, Jagadeesha Suchith, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan, Sean Abbott, Ravikumar Samarth, Shreyas Gopal, Glenn Phillips, Vishnu Vinod, Priyam Garg, Kartik Tyagi, Romario Shepherd, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Samad, Saurabh Dubey. Sunrisers Hyderabad Mayank Agarwal (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Vaibhav Arora, Arshdeep Singh, Benny Howell, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sandeep Sharma, Rishi Dhawan, Baltej Singh, Writtick Chatterjee, Prerak Mankad, Ishan Porel, Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Ansh Patel, Raj Bawa. Probable Playing XI Punjab Kings Mayank Agarwal (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Odeon Smith, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora. Sunrisers Hyderabad Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (C), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Shashank Singh, J Suchith, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan. Crex XI Suggestion Wicket-Keepers: Jitesh Sharma Batters: Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson, Rahul Tripathi, Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram All-Rounders: Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith Bowlers: T Natarajan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar Captain: Liam Livingstone Vice-Captain: Rahul Tripathi