10 Players Royal Challengers Bangalore regret letting go

#6 Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2015.

Dinesh Karthik has possibly been one of the most under-rated and consistent cricketers in the shortest format of the game. Though he cannot be the Gayle type of player who can smash sixes at will, he can rotate the strike consistently and also find the gaps at ease.

Fielding Dinesh Karthik as a captain instead of Uthappa raised plenty of eyebrows and the team-management came under scrutiny for selecting a defensive player to fill the voids left by Gambhir.

He has replied to critics by guiding KKR to the playoffs and also performing brilliantly both as a captain as well as a batsman. In the 14 games he has played so far, he has amassed 438 runs at a stunning average of 54.75 and a jaw-dropping strike rate of 149.48.

As Bangalore were no way close to acquiring Rahul, they should have tried their maximum level to buy Karthik which could have made a huge difference in Bangalore's campaign.