Dinesh Karthik breaks MS Dhoni’s big IPL record

Dubai: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) wicket-keeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik may have been set aside for a fair duck against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Dubai on Sunday (November 1). But, Karthik registered a crucial record with the gloves in his hand when it was KKR’s turn to field in Dubai. KKR secured a excellent 60-run win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Karthik took four catches, counting the marvellous one-handed diving catch to dismiss RR’s left-handed batsman Ben Stokes, went past Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s record to become the wicket-keeper with most catches in the IPL.

Karthik now has 110 catches to his name and will have a possibility to add to his sum if KKR manage to qualify for the playoffs. Captain Cool has 109 catches in the IPL. The third on the list is Parthiv Patel who has 66 catches in IPL come after Naman Ojha (65) and Robin Uthappa (58).

“DK’s catch was remarkable. When a guy takes a catch like that, it is completely his wicket, it has nothing to do with the bowling at all. It’s a keeper’s catch, keeper’s wicket,” KKR captain Eoin Morgan told pacer Pat Cummins in a video posted by iplt20.com.

Morgan played an unbeaten knock of 68 runs to help KKR post a total of 191 runs on the board. Cummins then picked four wickets in the match as Rajasthan Royals only managed to score 131 from their 20 overs.

Reflecting on the team’s performance, Morgan said, “The guys came out and played well in a game where there were different circumstances involved that are completely uncontrollable.”

“The guys came out and focused on exactly what they wanted to do. They played in a way we would have liked to play throughout the tournament. Glad that result went our way and whatever happens from here is completely out of our control,” he further added. Currently, KKR hold the fourth spot on the table with 14 points.