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IPL 2018: Dinesh Karthik Appointed Kolkata Knight Riders Captain
Dinesh Karthik will lead Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2018 while Robin Uthappa was named his deputy.
“KKR has done well consistently in the last 10 years. The team has a great legacy. I am really happy and honoured to lead this side,” Karthik said after being unveiled as captain on Live TV.
“We have a good blend of youth and experience. We are looking forward to working under coach Jacques Kallis. All the foreign players are really good too. I will try to take the team forward from where Gautam Gambhir left,” he added.
“The principal we operated on was that we were looking for a long-term change. We were looking at someone who could continue to lead the side like Gautam,” said Venky Mysore.
The Indian wicketkeeper batsman has past experience of leading a side. The 32-year-old has captained Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and led them to the Vijay Hazare Trophy title in 2009-10.
Karthik also captained the India Red team that clinched the Duleep Trophy in 2017.