5 qualities of Dinesh Karthik that justify his selection in the Test team

#2 Experience

Karthik has an experience of 14 years in international cricket

It was fourteen years ago, when a 19-year old boy made his Test debut against Australia at Mumbai in 2004. Karthik's journey has been a roller coaster ever since. He has done well in patches. As a result, he has not been able to be a regular feature on the side.

Having played his last Test against Bangladesh in 2010, Karthik comes in with an experience of almost a decade and a half in international cricket. He has a long and prolific List A career of 206 (and counting) matches. The Tamil Nadu batsman has amassed 6043 runs at an average of a shade under 40, with his highest being an unbeaten 154.

He also has 11 centuries and 32 half-centuries to his name th are a testament to his batting prowess.