Following retirement from all forms of cricket, former wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has been appointed as the batting coach and mentor of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Karthik will work alongside head coach Andy Flower, bowling coach Adam Griffith, and director of cricket Mo Bobat at RCB.
The 39-year-old aggressive cricketer was part of the RCB squad until IPL 2024 before retiring at the end of the season. He was picked by RCB in the IPL 2022 mega auction and played with them for three seasons. He also had a stint with RCB in 2015.
“Welcome our keeper in every sense, Dinesh Karthik back into RCB in an all new avatar. DK will be the batting coach and mentor of RCB Men’s team,” RCB wrote on X (earlier known as Twitter).
Notably, Karthik has played a total of 60 matches for RCB, garnering 937 runs at an average of 24.65 and an impressive strike rate of 162.95. His run tally is the second-highest for an Indian player for RCB in the IPL, behind Virat Kohli. Karthik also took 36 catches and made nine stumpings during his RCB career.