DK aka Dinesh Karthik was the Tamil Nadu (TN) cricket team captain and play for the RCB team in the IPL.
Dinesh Karthik made his test debut in 2004 before MS Dhoni (MSD) and was the second-best wicketkeeper in the Indian cricket team after MSD.
One of his Ranji teammates, who play with him in domestic cricket, was having an affair with his wife.
She was DK’s childhood friend.
In 2012, the Tamil Nadu team was playing a crucial Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Karnataka, and during this match, DK came to know about his wife’s affair with his teammate, which led to their divorce.
Dinesh Karthik also learn that his wife was pregnant with his teammate’s child while the divorce procedure was on.
They divorce, and his wife move in with his teammate.
While this incident utterly shatter DK.
Dinesh Karthik went into a deep depression, became an old monk, and his performance decline in all game formats.
Dinesh Karthik stop going to the gym and took a long break from the nets leading to DK’s elimination from the Indian cricket team.
Abhishek Nayar, DK’s friend and mentor, found him in a complete mess.
Abhishek Nayar, along with others, insisted DK restart ground training, and Abhishek Nayar was also able to get him back to the gym where he was training Dipika Pallikal, Indian national squash player.
Shock to see him in a sorry state, Dipika Pallikal start counselling and supporting him along with Abhishek Nayar, and slowly and steadily, Dinesh Karthik began to come back to normal in terms of both game and mental health.
His teammate married to his wife, but a few years later started failing and was first drop from the Indian team and later from the CSK team.
While, Abhishek Nayar and Dipika Pallikal and others encouraged DK to restart vigorous net practice, which led to DK scoring heavily in the domestic matches and slam 704 runs in 14 innings with an average of 50 plus in 2017.
Dinesh Karthik got select in the squad for the Champions Trophy in England after a successful domestic tournament while playing for Tamil Nadu.
Dinesh Karthik married Dipika Pallikal in 2015.
Rishabh Pant replace Dinesh Karthik after DK play a few matches for India post-MSD’s retirement.
During IPL 2020 season, he was drop as KKR captain in between the tournament owing to his poor performance.
In 2021 Dinesh Karthik and Dipika Pallikal were bless with twins.
She also stop playing post-pregnancy.
Dinesh Karthik always dream of owning a big and luxurious house, and it finally came true when he move into his new apartment along with Dipika Pallikal, with legend Rajnikanth as their neighbor.
RCB bought Dinesh Karthik for ₹5.5 crores at the IPL mega auction in 2022 and became the second wicketkeeper ever in the history of the IPL to complete 150 dismissals after MSD.
Dipika Pallikal came back into the international circuit, helping India win historical titles in women’s doubles and mix doubles in Glasgow’s World Doubles Squash Champions 2022.
Dinesh Karthik still desires to play for the Indian team in the T20 World Cup later this year.
