Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has penned down a heartfelt note for his Indian team skipper Rohit Sharma on his Instagram account. The 37-year-old had played with Rohit Sharma in the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007 and the duo will be playing together, 15 years later, in this T20 World Cup Down Under.
"For a man who went through all this, believed in me and always had time for me and showed me there is light at the end of the tunnel for that I'm ever grateful, that for me is @rohitsharma4," wrote Karthik, along with a heart emoji.
Karthik also thanked former Australian cricket team captain Ricky Ponting as he heaped praise on Dinesh Karthik, applauding the character he has shown to come back into the Indian squad after a long time, in an ICC video.
"Easily one of my favvv cricketers growing up and I loved every minute I spent with him during my time with MI. A champion leader and an astute reader of the game and the fiercest competitor you could meet and I love that about him," Karthik further added about Ricky Ponting in the same post.
Ponting admitted that he is pleased and amazed with Karthik's career trajectory as at one point a couple of years back, it looked like the 37-year-old's career was over in all three formats.
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