Faf is tactically very astute: Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik is a household name in T20 cricket where his last-over heroics lifted India the Nidahas Trophy after a thrilling shift of momentum from one side to the other. A ferocious striker of the ball, Karthik is also a fine commentator whose words took the world by storm while India was involved with a tussle in the longest format of the sport against England.

Karthik will be joining the Challengers for a second stint after almost 6 years. He came undone in a personal interview with Danish Sait at the RCB unbox event. He had high praises reserved for Faf and Kohli as great leaders of the sport.

Karthik spoke about RCB’s newest captain Faf du Plessis, saying, “For a start, we need to first understand Faf. For a player over a period of time, he is somebody who has maximized his potential. That’s always a good sign for the leader.”

He also added, “They will have a lot of empathy and they will understand people. They will also understand what cricketers are going through and that’s very important for a leader. I think he will have an abundance of that.”

He also shed light upon the fact that how does it feel to be in the opposition when Faf is playing. He quoted, “He was a leader of South Africa and I have seen how he leads the team. He is tactically very astute. He knows his game very well. That would definitely help because in IPL at the end of the day, you need a very good tactical captain and I think he is second to none for sure.”

“At the end of the day, leadership is about handling people. Everybody will vouch for the fact that he is a terrific guy and I am sure that you can already see the energy and the effort that he is putting in to get to know players. That will definitely pay off in time,” he concluded.