TIL Desk Sports/ Dinesh Karthik has become the toast of the nation with his eight-ball 29 against Bangladesh in the T20 tri-series final but he still feels like a ‘student in an University where Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a topper’, when it comes to the tag of a best finisher.
“When it comes to Dhoni — I am studying in an university where he is the topper. He is one of the guys I have always looked up to. It is unfair to compare me with him,” Karthik said, in Chennai, on Tuesday.
Interestingly, Karthik made his international debut in September 2004 during the ICC Champions Trophy in England, three months before Dhoni’s debut against Bangladesh in a bilateral series in December.
In the next 14 years, Dhoni became India’s most successful captain and one of its greatest limited overs exponent while Karthik struggled in the fringes, waiting for his chances.
“His (Dhoni) journey has been totally different and my journey is a different one. He is a terrific guy. He is somebody who used to be reserved, shy. Today, he is a person, who is really vocal in helping the youngsters. I feel these comparisons are very unfair. As I said, he is probably a topper in an university, where I am studying. I am just happy in the space I am in,” Karthik said.
