IPL 2018: Key Indian batsmen from each team

#8 Dinesh Karthik - Kolkata Knight Riders

Karthik will lead the KKR side in this season

Karthik recently stole the headlines after played a thunderous knock of 28 in 9 balls in the final of Nidahas Trophy against Bangladesh.

The captain of the Knight Riders will be taking over the entire team's responsibility as well as the wicket-keeping roles. However, the most important job for him will be to score big runs for the team and, if we looking into his recent form, he has all the capability to do the same.

Karthik has some promising statistics in his career that makes him a worthy player. He has played 19 T20Is and scored 269 runs at an impressive strike rate of 149.44. In his first-class career, he has played 157 matches and scored 9214 runs at an astounding average of 42.07.

Dinesh Karthik gave a few promising performances for the Gujarat Lions in the last season. He scored 361 runs in 14 matches at a phenomenal strike rate of 139.38. Karthik, with the added responsibility of captaincy, will be looking forward to scoring big runs and take his team to the coveted title for the third time.