RCB appoint Dinesh Karthik as batting coach and mentor

On Monday (July 1), the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) announced the recently retired Dinesh Karthik as their batting coach and mentor for the upcoming Indian Premier League season. The 39-year-old had earlier announced his retirement following the conclusion of the 2024 IPL season. 

Welcome our keeper in every sense, 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗸, back into RCB in an all new avatar. DK will be the 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿 of RCB Men’s team! 🤩🫡

You can take the man out of cricket but not cricket out of the man! 🙌 Shower him with all the… pic.twitter.com/Cw5IcjhI0v

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) July 1, 2024

Karthik finished his final season on a high, with 326 runs at a staggering strike rate of 187.36. Until his retirement, Karthik was one of the rare players in IPL history to have played all the editions of the cash-rich league. 

“Welcome our keeper in every sense, Dinesh Karthik back into RCB in an all new avatar. DK will be the batting coach and mentor of RCB Men’s team,” RCB posted on X.

“You can take the man out of cricket but not cricket out of the man! 🙌 Shower him with all the love, 12th Man Army.”

Karthik had made 257 appearances at the IPL level, scoring 4,842 runs at an average of 26.32. While the 39-year-old played for Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, and Kolkata Knight Riders, it was at RCB where he found home, spending three years and plenty of individual success. In an earlier interview with Cricbuzz, Karthik had expressed his desire to take up coaching, and help the upcoming generation, with RCB's gig becoming his first coaching stint. 

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