He was a fireball at the end of an innings. The pocket powerhouse innovated, created and invariably took his team past the finish line.
Given the role of the Finisher by Royal Challengers Bangalore, Dinesh Karthik, superfit at 36, throbbed with life at the death, notching up a whopping 330 runs with whiplash hits at an astonishing strike rate of 183.33.
Given that he arrived at the crease with just around five overs remaining, sometimes even less, it was incredible Karthik scored so many runs. He was the enforcer.
