Dinesh Karthik has been appointed the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018, the franchise announced on Sunday. While Karthik will skipper the KKR side, Uthappa will be his deputy, team CEO Venky Mysore said. Karthik was bought by KKR for a whopping Rs 7.8 crore in the mega IPL auction earlier this year.
“KKR has done well consistently in the last 10 years. The team has a great legacy. I am really happy and honoured to lead this side,” Karthik said.
“We have a good blend of youth and experience. We are looking forward to working under coach Jacques Kallis. All the foreign players are really good too. I will try to take the team forward from where Gautam Gambhir left,” he added.
He has past experience of leading a side. The 32-year-old has captained Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and led them to the Vijay Hazare Trophy title in 2009-10.
