IPL 2018: Rating the wicket-keepers of each IPL side after the halfway mark

#4 Dinesh Karthik (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Dinesh Karthik, the man in command for KKR, has been the most under-rated wicket-keeper batsman in the IPL. Apart from his exceptional captaincy, Karthik has contributed with the bat as well.

Batting

From eight matches, Karthik has scored 235 runs at an average of 39.16, and a strike-rate of 138.23. Despite batting in the lower middle-order, his numbers are staggering. Thus far, Karthik has wonderfully acclimatized to different situations. More importantly, Karthik has been flexible in the batting order. So far, Karthik has performed admirably well for KKR and will continue to do so.

Wicket-keeping

Karthik has done a fair bit of smart work behind the stumps. Thus far, in eight matches, Karthik has affected six dismissals for his team which include four catches and two stumpings.

Rating: 7.5/10