Royal Challengers Bengaluru wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik took a hilarious dig at former England skipper Nasser Hussain whereas jokingly stating that he was the one one who needed Karthik out of India’s squad throughout final 12 months’s World Cup. The veteran batter has been hovering excessive within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. He performed an unbeaten knock of 28 runs from simply 10 balls in opposition to Punjab Kings which was laced with three fours and two sixes and scored at a strike fee of 280 which guided RCB to victory.

Hussain hailed Karthik for his terrific batting expertise and even tipped him to be part of India’s 15-player squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

After Hussain’s remarks, Karthik started his hilarious rant which even made the previous England captain snicker.

“Nas I am not going to trust a word of what you said. Nas doesn’t like me as a person, as a player, as a wicketkeeper let alone any part of me. This was the first time he said oh you smashed it. But still, if you ask him if he puts the Indian team right now and ask six keepers I would be the eighth on the list,” Karthik mentioned whereas chatting with Hussain on Sky Sports.

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“Last year at the World Cup the only person who wanted me so badly out of the team… You took an interview with me you stabbed me in the back. Where is the Rishabh Pant that was the headline we got. Don’t try to play nice and coy with me. After ten games he would probably give me a ring and say I just thought for a second you batted well now looks good. On a serious note, it has been a good start for me personally,” he added.

While Karthik has been flying excessive along with his easy batting, RCB alternatively have struggled to tug a string of ends in their favour.

RCB are at present within the ninth spot with only one win in 5 matches with a unfavourable web run fee of 0.843.

RCB will likely be again in motion in opposition to Mumbai Indians on Thursday on the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.