Dinesh Karthik goes past 7,500 runs in List A cricket

Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik completes 7,500 runs in the List A cricket. He accomplished the feat with his 24th run against Punjab in the Round 5 match of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023. The 38-year-old playing brilliantly in the ongoing competition. Notably, he last played a 50-over match for India in 2019.

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Karthik scored an unbeaten 47 versus Goa in Round 2 of the ongoing tournament. He only scored three runs in his following outing against Bengal. However, DK again found form with a match-winning 68 off 51 balls in his preceding outing against Baroda.

Karthik took 256 games to accomplish 7,500 runs in List A cricket. The tally includes 40 fifties and 12 centuries with 154* being his best score. He averages nearly 40 in the format with his strike rate over 92.

Karthik has not played for the Indian ODI team since the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. He is unlikely to return in the format especially, at the age of 38. Meanwhile, he last represented the Indian team at the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup.