Dinesh Karthik was picked ahead of Rishabh Pant in India\u2019s World Cup campaign. However, he was not entirely successful and had to lose out on his place. He is currently plying his trade with Tamil Nadu in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy as a finisher and wants to perform a similar role for India if he finds himself back in the mix. His next focus is the World T20 and the wicket-keeper batsman believes he has enough time to remind the selectors of his worth with consistent performances in the domestic circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It should be mentioned here that Karthik was used as a finisher for India in T20s and the Tamil Nadu man is convinced he can assume the role of MS Dhoni if he walks out in crunch situations in the final few overs of any match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a year away but if I feel I can keep performing and have a good [domestic] tournament, I\u2019m sure I will go out there and play,\u201d Karthik, 34, told ESPNcricinfo ahead of the Hazare knockouts. \u201cBecause, I feel it\u2019s a key part that the Indian team is looking out as well – closing out matches and have someone who can understand those situations and do the best at that point of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd I feel I\u2019ve done that in the short time I\u2019d played T20s [for India]. But, post the World Cup, I didn\u2019t play; they clubbed it [poor run at the World Cup] with the T20 part of it and removed me from the team as well. But I feel that I\u2019m well-suited to play that role Dhoni has played for so many years now. I feel I can do something like that and I\u2019ve been doing that for KKR and Tamil Nadu. So, if a slot opens up there, that\u2019s something I\u2019ll be really looking forward to. The T20 World Cup is definitely something I\u2019d want to play.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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