Dinesh Karthik
On scorecards: KD Karthik
In-game rating: 71/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Dinesh Karthik played 26 Tests for India in CricArcade's archive, from 2004 to 2018. The first came against Australia at Wankhede Stadium, with scores of 10 and 4, and the last against England at Lord's in 2018.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 973 runs at 28.6 in 22 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 129 from 212 balls against Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium in 2007, in a match India won. In all: 1 hundred, 7 fifties.
At home the average was 20.4 across 10 Tests; away it was 28.0 across 16 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against England: 284 runs at 28.4 in 5 Tests. Eden Gardens was the most frequent ground, with 3 Tests and 196 runs at 39.2. India won 13 of the Tests Dinesh Karthik played and lost 5, with 8 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 26 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | 212 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2007 | Won |
| 93 | 140 | Pakistan | Eden Gardens | 2005 | Won |
| 91 | 151 | England | Kennington Oval | 2007 | Drawn |
| 77 | 136 | England | Trent Bridge | 2007 | Won |
| 63 | 170 | South Africa | Newlands | 2007 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 6 | 261 | 23.73 | 0/2 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 270 | 38.57 | 1/1 |
| England | 5 | 284 | 28.40 | 0/3 |
| South Africa | 3 | 148 | 49.33 | 0/1 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 36 | 9.00 | 0/0 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0/0 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 |
| Australia | 1 | 14 | 7.00 | 0/0 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 10 | 326 | 20.38 | 0/2 |
| Away | 16 | 699 | 27.96 | 1/5 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22 | 973 | 28.62 | 1/7 |
| 2010s | 4 | 52 | 7.43 | 0/0 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Gardens | 3 | 196 | 39.20 | 0/1 |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 3 | 99 | 19.80 | 0/1 |
| Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2 | 105 | 26.25 | 0/1 |
| Lord's | 2 | 66 | 16.50 | 0/1 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 1 | 129 | 129.00 | 1/0 |
| Newlands | 1 | 101 | 101.00 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 2004 at Wankhede Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2018 at Lord's
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