Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have introduced the return of Dinesh Karthik to the staff for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season as ‘mentor and batting coach’. Karthik introduced his retirement from the sport after the conclusion of the 2024 IPL season by which RCB completed 4th. After fulfilling his duties as a commentator and pundit for the T20 World Cup 2024, Karthik has taken up one other function within the sport, although this time he might be working quite a bit nearer with the staff.

“Welcome our keeper in each sense, Dinesh Karthik again into RCB in an all-new avatar. DK would be the mentor and batting coach of RCB Males’s staff! You may take the person out of cricket however not cricket out of the person! Bathe him with all of the love, twelfth Man Military!”, RCB mentioned in a put up.

Welcome our keeper in each sense, , again into RCB in an all new avatar. DK would be the of RCB Males’s staff!

You may take the person out of cricket however not cricket out of the person! Bathe him with all of the… pic.twitter.com/Cw5IcjhI0v

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

Karthik has been a real servant to Indian cricket for a very long time and was part of the 2007 T20 World Cup staff that lifted the trophy. The 34-year-old made his debut for India in 2004 and has had an excellent profession that spans over twenty years.

He has additionally made a reputation for himself within the Indian Premier League (IPL), a contest by which he has performed 27 video games while representing KKR, RCB, DC, and MI in addition to profitable the trophy as soon as with the Males in Blue. He scored 4842 runs in his time within the league at a strike fee of 135.36.

A brand new problem awaits Karthik who has been one of many best finishers within the shortest format of the sport the previous couple of years. Karthik’s title was additionally being spoken about for T20 World Cup 2024 choice, however the BCCI went with the pairing of Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson for the marquee occasion.

With IANS Inputs