Karthik’s comments came after the Men in Blue lost the second T20I of their three-match series against Sri Lanka in Pune by 16 runs on Thursday, January 5. While they suffered a defeat, the Tamil Nadu gloveman was impressed with the way they tried to go hammer and tongs from ball one.
India lost their top-order cheaply as a result, but ‘DK’ feels the idea to go hard upfront in a run chase of 207 was the right one.
Speaking to Cricbuzz after the game, Dinesh Karthik tried to explain the reason for India’s trophy drought in ICC events. He said:
Dinesh Karthik wants India to make a ‘habit’ of playing fearless cricket
Dinesh Karthik was part of India’s 2022 T20 World Cup squad that crashed out in the semifinals, suffering a 10-wicket defeat against eventual champions England.
Karthik claimed that Jos Buttler and Co. beat the Men in Blue because they had a habit of playing fearless cricket even on the biggest of stages. India, meanwhile, have only managed to do it in bilaterals, but not in ICC tournaments.
On this, he stated:
It will be interesting to see if India continue to bat the way they did despite the loss in Pune when they take on Sri Lanka in the decisive third and final T20I. The two teams will clash at the Saurashtra Cricket Stadium on Saturday, January 7, with the series level at 1-1.
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