NEW DELHI: Former India keeper-batter Dinesh Karthik on Saturday grew to become the first Indian ever to feature in South Africa’s SA20 when he stepped out on the subject for hosts Paarl Royals towards Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the third match of the new season.
Karthik, who retired from worldwide cricket and the IPL final 12 months, joined the Royals as a alternative for England’s Jos Buttler.
The 39-12 months-outdated on Saturday lauded South Africa’s premier T20 league, saying that he wished to play some actually aggressive cricket and stated sure to that includes in the competition immediately.
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Karthik additionally labeled the SA20 as the second finest league after the IPL, stating that he’s amazed to see the expertise in the competition.
“A couple of reasons I joined this league. A) I genuinely believe this is the best comp after the IPL. So, I wanted to play some real competitive cricket and I don’t think there is better tournament than this. B) I always wanted to be part of the Royals setup. A lot of my friends played in the Royals setup so when the offer came along, I was more than happy to accept it,” a wired-up Karthik advised the commentators throughout the match.
“Loads of good expertise out right here. First couple of days, after I got here ut right here, I used to be fairly amazed to see how a lot expertise is out right here. Couple of men not enjoying as properly. Its a very good squad, a very good match, actually trying ahead to gelling with the boys right here,” he added.
Karthik grew to become eligible to play in the match after asserting his retirement from Indian cricket.
Under the present BCCI coverage, Indian gamers are solely permitted to take part in abroad leagues after retiring from all codecs of the recreation, together with the IPL.
