Former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Dinesh Karthik picked a Punjab Kings (PK) teenager as a participant he’s trying ahead to within the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Karthik, who leads the Tamil Nadu home aspect, mentioned he’s excited to see his residence aspect participant Shahrukh Khan in his maiden IPL season.
Khan is among the most talked-about kids within the IPL circuits after he was roped in for a whopping Rs 5.25 crore by the Punjab franchise. The right-handed batsman has performed in 5 first-class, 25 List A, and 31 T20 matches for Tamil Nadu (TN). With a strike fee of 131.39 in T20s, he performed a key position in TN’s profitable route within the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. He additionally performed a vital position with the bat in ending matches within the 2021 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Karthik’s reference comes after an interactive session on the microblogging website when one of many followers requested him which Tamil Nadu cricketer he’s trying ahead to within the T20 event.
“I’ll be very excited to see how Shahrukh Khan plays this year,” Karthik wrote on Twitter. “I’m looking forward to seeing him grow as a cricketer,” he additional added.
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Meanwhile, Karthik turned up for his fourth 12 months with KKR. He led them to the playoffs in 2018 scoring over 400 runs within the season. In the subsequent two seasons, the Kolkata franchise completed fifth twice having misplaced the playoffs berth each occasions. He might be enjoying underneath Eoin Morgan as soon as once more and the Kolkata franchise will kick begin their IPL 2021 marketing campaign towards the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Sunday, April 11, on the MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai.
Whereas, Shahrukh Khan is anticipated to be seen in motion when Punjab Kings open their season towards Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Mumbai on Monday, April 12.
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