KKR vs SRH: Dinesh Karthik jokes about coaching throughout commentary stint after breaching 4000-run mark in IPL

Dinesh Karthik on Sunday grew to become the seventh Indian batsman to go previous 4000 runs within the Indian Premier League and he celebrated the milestone with a match-winning cameo for Kolkata Knight Riders in opposition to Sunriers Hyderabad in Match 49 of IPL 2021 in Dubai on Sunday.

Dinesh Karthik gave the much-needed late impetus to KKR in a difficult chase of 116 on a sluggish Dubai pitch on Sunday. Karthik hit 3 boundaries for a 12-ball 18 not out as he hit the successful runs that boosted KKR’s hopes of reaching the play-offs.KKR vs SRH, IPL 2021 HighlightsDinesh Karthik can be solely the eleventh participant total to go previous 4000 runs within the IPL. The former KKR captain, who has 209 matches within the IPL, has scored 4013 runs at a median of rather less than 30 during the last 14 years.Karthik has been doing the finisher’s position to perfection within the UAE leg of IPL 2021 for KKR. He hasn’t acquired a whole lot of strike however has chipped in with scores of 26 not out, 12, 11 and 18 not out.IPL 2021: Points Table | Full CoverageSpeaking after KKR’s win over SRH, Karthik joked that the coaching he did throughout his commentary stint in England got here in helpful on Sunday.Karthik didn’t play aggressive cricket after the primary leg of IPL as he was a part of the commentary panel in the course of the English summer time. He commentated throughout India’s World Test Championship remaining and the Test sequence in England aside from the Hundred.”I thought it was a real good game of cricket. At half-time I knew it would be a tricky chase because the pitch was difficult.”I used to be practising lots after I was doing commentary. Watching the sport from afar… no I used to be simply kidding.”It was just one of those days where I got lucky. This is not a game where you take the game deep. You create opportunities by using the crease and you play your shots,” Karthik mentioned.I’d give a whole lot of credit score to Nitish Rana: KarthikIn the meantime, Karthik credited Nitish Rana for sticking round with Shubman Gill in a difficult chase that went down the wire. Rana hit solely 25 from 33 balls however he stitched a 55-run stand with Gill, who hit his eighth IPL fifty.”I think you need to be flexible. I would give a lot of credit to Rana, he was playing second fiddle to Shubman. He realized that there was no point matching him shot for shot. He took his time and then hit a couple of big hits,” he added.KKR are on the 4th spot within the 8-team IPL 2021 factors desk with 12 factors from 13 matches as they left the chasing pack of Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals behind.KKR will subsequent face Rajasthan Royals on October 7 and a victory of their remaining group-stage match will all however guarantee a spot within the play-offs, due to their constructive Net Run Rate.