SAT20 leagues / Dinesh Karthik is going to make a comeback after retirement, will be seen playing in foreign T20 leagues

SAT20 leagues: Former Indian team player and wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik announced his retirement after playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore team in IPL 2024 season. At the same time, now Karthik will be seen playing in foreign T20 leagues, in which he is a part of the Paarl Royals team in South Africa's franchise-based T20 league SA20 to be held next year. The next season of this T20 league will be played from January 9, in which Karthik will be a part of the Royal team as a foreign player.

Karthik announced his retirement on his birthday

Dinesh Karthik will be the first player to play in SA20 from India. At the same time, he announced his retirement on his birthday after the end of the 17th season of IPL, after which he will now be seen playing in this tournament. Dinesh Karthik has played a total of 180 matches in international cricket for the Indian team. At the same time, the RCB team has also appointed him as the batting coach along with the mentor of their team for the 2025 season of IPL.

Talking about Dinesh Karthik's experience in T20 cricket, he has played a total of 401 matches. He has participated in all 17 seasons of IPL, during which he has been a part of a total of 6 teams, in which he has also taken over the responsibility of captaining the Kolkata Knight Riders team. Let us tell you that only retired male players have been approved by the BCCI to play in foreign T20 leagues.

Paarl Royals' team for the 2025 season in SA20:

David Miller, Vena Mphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Dinesh Karthik, Dion Gallien, Huwen Drie Pretorius, Bjorn Forten, Mitchell van Buuren, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keith Dudgeon, Nkaba Pete, Kodi Yusuf.