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The Indian wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik shared an incredible anecdote about two of the most prominent cricketers in the world, Virat Kohli and Steve Smith, during his recent interview. The 38-year-old talked about how he saw the name of Virat Kohli written underneath Steve Smith’s bat while interacting with the former Australian captain on the sidelines of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 Final.
Dinesh Karthik, who hasn’t played for India in international cricket since 2022, has been making quite a name for himself as an interviewer and commentator in the cricketing world in the recent past. He also took part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in 13 matches, scoring just 140 runs at a poor average of 11.67 and a strike rate of 134.62, while inflicting eight catches and two stumpings.
In a video shared by Cricbuzz on Instagram, Dinesh Karthik spoke about the moment when he talked with Steve Smith at The Oval in London, where the grand finale of the WTC 2023 was played. He said, "I saw him (Steve Smith) in the World Test Championship Final. I just picked up his bat and underneath the bat, I saw Virat Kohli written and I am thinking ‘Virat Kohli.’ I asked him ‘Did Virat Kohli give you this bat?’ He said ‘yes'."
Watch the video of Dinesh Karthik sharing the anecdote of Virat Kohli and Steve Smith here:
“He (Steve Smith) has almost been playing with Virat Kohli’s bat for some time now. And he told me that he was waiting for Virat Kohli to send another bat for the Ashes which just happened. That’s the kind of relationship and friendship some of the greats share and it’s so good to know,” the 38-year-old added.
