Karthik terms India recall for T20Is vs South Africa 'most special comeback'

Wicketkeeperbatter Dinesh Karthik last played a T20I for India in February 2019 against Australia months before his last appearance in the national colours came during the semifinal loss to eventual runnersup New Zealand in the ODI World Cup in England Almost three years later Karthik scripted yet another comeback into the Indian team this time for the fivematch T20I series against South Africa in June on the back of scintillating finishing touches for Royal Challengers Bangalore in league stage of IPL 2022 amassing 287 at an average of 5740 and strikerate of 19133Karthik also tweeted an old picture and wrote If you believe yourself everything will fall into place Karthik termed his reentry into the national side as most special comeback of his career coming against all oddsIf you believe yourself everything will fall into place Thank you for all the support and beliefthe hard work continues pictwittercomYlnaH9YHW1mdash DK DineshKarthik May 22 2022Very happy very very satisfying must say that this has been probably my most special comeback because a lot of people had given up on me For me to come back and do what I did practice the way I did with my coach Abhishek Nayar so many special things that have happened in the leadup to the auction and how I practised post that said Karthik in a video posted by the franchise on their social media accountsWe spoke to DineshKarthik soon after he was named in the Indian T20I squad for the SA series and he spoke about his selfbelief hours and days of preparation and the role RCB played in him staging a comeback only on KreditBee presents Bold DiariesPlayBold TeamIndia pictwittercomphW0GaBlSxmdash Royal Challengers Bangalore RCBTweets May 23 2022Karthik expressed gratitude to Bangalore head coach Sanjay Bangar and director of cricket Mike Hesson for entrusting him with finishing duties A lot of credit also to Sanjay Bangar and Mike Hesson I think the clarity that they gave me to execute the role that I wanted to do in many ways I am indebted to RCB for picking me and giving me that role believing in me and then me coming out here and trying to do my best for this team RCB All in all a very very happy feeling I am very excited overallKarthik set to turn 37 next week was quick in crediting the selection committee skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid for selecting him and the skillsets he brings to the team despite many young contenders present in the countryLook I think a lot of credit must go to the selectors Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid because these days you have so many young boys putting up their hands for selection To see the skillset that is there and to believe that this is the guy we need for the Mens T20 World Cup it is a very very humbling feeling I know the journey is still there to the World Cup but being a part of the scheme of things and giving an opportunity for me to showcase my skills I am very proud of itDespite picking up the commentators mic during Indias Test tour of England and World Test Championship final Karthiks selfbelief and never giving up on making a comeback into the national fold resulted in dishing out consistent performances and eventually he was rewarded with the callup for T20Is against the Proteas on SundayI think I started believing for a long time now I was always believing but people around me gave me the feel that you should not dream too much I took up the role of a commentator for a bit and obviously that made it look like I was no more interested in trying to come back to the Indian team But I have always said that for me playing in the Indian team is the priority Because I had time I did it commentary and I am very excited about it on being in Indias T20I team concluded the righthanderThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever