Dinesh Karthik got engaged to Dipika Pallikal in November 2013 and they married in traditional Christian and Hindu ceremonies in August 2015 as well.
Veteran India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik was born on 1 June 1985. He is an Indian professional cricketer & Commentator who also plays in the Indian Premier League playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore now as well. He is also the current captain of the Tamil Nadu cricket team in domestic cricket and donned the blue jersey in 2004. Meanwhile, Karthik has become the 4th Indian batsman to play 300 T20 matches
He made his maiden Test century against Bangladesh and became the leading scorer in their Test tour of England while helping the team to win their first series in England in 21 years. However, after he faced a lean patch in September 2007, Karthik was dropped from the Test team. After that, he made international appearances very limited, although he continues to do well domestically. Between 2018 and 2020, he was the skipper of the IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders. Karthik also worked as a commentator/cricket pundit for the British channel Sky Sports between 2020 and 2021 before returning to the set-up again as well.
Who is Dinesh Karthik’s wife, Dipika Pallikal?
Dipika Pallikal is an Indian professional squash player.
Do Dinesh Karthik and Dipika Pallikal have any children?
Yes, they became parents to twin boys, Kabir and Zian on 18th October 2021.
All you need to know about Dipika Pallikal
Dipika Pallikal Karthik was born on 21 September 1991. She is an Indian professional squash player and also the first Indian to break into the top 10 in the PSA Women’s rankings. She came into the limelight in 2011, when she won three WISPA tour titles. She broke into the top 10 in December 2012 as well.
Deepika turned a professional player in 2006 but she didn’t have a consistent career initially. She became more consistent and started notching up winning performances after her training stint in Egypt at the beginning of 2011 as well. She won her first of three WISPA titles for 2011 in September by winning the Orange County Open in Irvine, California whereas she won her second in the United States with another WISPA tour event victory as well. Her third win came in Hong Kong in the Crocodile Challenge Cup in December 2011 and that took her to number 17 in the world rankings as well.
Notably, her performance in the World Open where she finished in the top eight claimed a ranking of 14, surpassing the earlier best world ranking by an Indian – 27th by former national champion Misha Grewal in 1995 as well. In December 2012, she came in the top 10 by achieving a career-best of ranking of 10 and also became the first Female Squash player to be conferred with the Arjuna Award, India’s second-highest sporting award in the year 2012 as well.
However, Dinesh Karthik got engaged to Dipika Pallikal in November 2013 and they married in traditional Christian and Hindu ceremonies in August 2015 as well.