Why did Dinesh Karthik retire from IPL? This is the big reason

• Karthik played a key role in taking RCB to the playoffs in IPL 2024
  
• Dinesh Karthik has made a big revelation about his retirement
  
• He retired from IPL due to mental challenge
  

Dinesh Karthik played an important role in taking Royal Challengers Bangalore to the playoffs in IPL 2024. It is a different matter that he could not get the trophy for his team. Bangalore lost to Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator match, which ended Karthik's IPL career. Now he has spoken openly about retirement. Meanwhile, he revealed that he is still physically fit and can play IPL for three years. Karthik also said that the Impact Player rule has made his job easier, even though he had to retire.

Why did Karthik take retirement?

Dinesh Karthik has made a big disclosure about his retirement. He said that in his three-decade career, he never had to stay out of the team due to injury. He has always been physically fit but the mental challenge is a major reason that forced him to retire from IPL. He said that if he does not get a chance to play more matches in the coming years, he may be disappointed. Professionalism and dedication are also very important for Karthik. He has set some standards for himself, if he does not live up to them, he feels bad and gets upset. These are some of the main reasons due to which he retired from IPL.

Dinesh Karthik missed only two IPL matches

Dinesh Karthik played the role of finisher for RCB in IPL 2024. He played 15 matches and scored 326 runs at a strike rate of 187. Karthik has played a total of 257 matches in his IPL career, in which he has scored 4842 runs. Which also includes 22 half-centuries. Only Mahendra Singh Dhoni is ahead of him in terms of wicketkeeping. Karthik has a total of 182 victims with 37 stumpings and 145 catches behind the wicket while Dhoni has a total of 194 victims. He has equaled Rohit Sharma in terms of playing matches. In this case too, he is behind Dhoni. Rohit has played a total of 257 matches while Dhoni has played 264 matches so far. You will be surprised to know that Karthik has missed only 2 matches in IPL.