- As the mega auction in IPL 2025 is getting closer, the excitement is increasing. The list of players retained by each team has been released. RCB team retained Virat Kohli…
IPL 2025:
As the mega auction in IPL 2025 is getting closer, the excitement is increasing. The list of retained players has been released by each team. The RCB team has decided to retain Virat Kohli for Rs 21 crore and if reports are to be believed, this time again he will be seen captaining RCB.
Along with this, Virat Kohli’s special friend has been given the role of coaching RCB before IPL 2025. Till a few days ago, this player used to be a part of RCB’s playing 11. Let us tell you which player we are talking about.
RCB appointed a close associate of Virat Kohli as the coach!
Dinesh Karthik, who has been a part of RCB’s playing 11 with Virat Kohli in IPL since 2022, has been given a new responsibility this year. Before IPL 2025, Karthik has been given the role of batting coach as well as mentor by RCB. The franchise has announced this through a social media post. RCB has informed everyone about this by sharing a post on social media site X. It will be interesting to see how Karthik is able to adapt with RCB in the new role.
He retired from IPL only last year
Dinesh Karthik has been given the responsibility of batting coach and mentor for IPL 2025. Let us tell you that he was playing for RCB last year and as soon as the season ended, he announced his retirement from IPL. Announcing his retirement on Instagram, he wrote that
“I am overwhelmed by the love and support I have received over the last few days. My deepest gratitude and heartfelt thanks to all the fans who made this possible. After thinking about it for a long time, I have decided to retire from cricket. I officially announce my retirement. I am ready to leave my playing days behind and take on new challenges ahead.”
Dinesh Karthik’s performance in IPL
Talking about Dinesh Karthik’s performance in IPL, he has played an important role for many teams during his career. Let us tell you that he has played for 6 teams in IPL. Lastly, Karthik was playing for Virat Kohli’s team RCB. Dinesh Karthik has 4842 runs in IPL, in which he has scored 22 half-centuries. He started his IPL career in the year 2007 with the Delhi team. If seen, his IPL career is not over yet, only his role has changed.