Dinesh Karthik Wiki | Biography| Height| Age| Weight| Girlfriend| Caste| Profile| Family

Dinesh Karthik Wiki | Biography| Height| Age| Weight| Girlfriend| Caste| Profile| Family: Dinesh Karthik is an Indian cricketer, he was born on 1st June 1985 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is a Right handed wicketkeeper Batsman. He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for a price of 7.4 crores for this season of the IPL i.e. IPL 2018. Also, for the first time in his IPL career, he going to lead a team as he will be the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders.

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Dinesh Karthik Bio

Real Name	Krishna Kumar Dinesh Karthik
Nickname	DK
Profession	Indian Cricketer (Right-hand Batsman and Wicket-keeper)
Fav Food	Non-vegetarian
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 38 inches - Waist: 30 inches - Biceps: 14 inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
International Debut	Test- 3 November 2004 against Australia at Mumbai ODI- 5 September 2004 against England at London T20- 1 December 2006 against South Africa at Johannesburg
Coach/Mentor	Robin Singh
Jersey Number	#21, 19 (India) #21, 19 (Domestic)
Domestic/State Team	Abahani Limited, Albert TUTI Patriots, Delhi Daredevils, Gujarat Lions, Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, South Zone, Tamil Nadu
Records (main ones)	• The first ever Indian cricketer to win a T20I Man of the Match award, against South Africa in 2006. • He has done batting from opening position to No. 7.
Career Turning Point	Performance in the 2004 domestic season.
Date of Birth	1 June 1985
Age (as in 2017)	32 Years
Birth Place	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
School	Don Bosco School, Chennai St. Bede’s Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai Indian Public School in Salmiya, Kuwait
College	Not Known
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Family	Father- Krishnakumar (Worked as a System Analyst) Mother- Padma (Worked in IDBI and ONGC) Brother- Vinesh (Younger) Sister- N/A
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Address	An apartment called The Karthik’s’ in Chennai
Hobbies	Playing sudoku, Reading, Swimming, Travelling
Controversy	It was believed that there was a love triangle between Karthik, his Ex-wife Nikita and cricketer Murali Vijay as it was said that she cheated on him with Murali Vijay.
Favourite Cricketer(s)	Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar and Ian Botham Bowler: R Ashwin
Favourite Tennis Player	Roger Federer
Favourite Food	Butter chicken
Favourite Actor(s)	Rajnikant, Suriya, Dhanush
Favourite Musician	A.R. Rahman
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Nikita Vijay Dipika Pallikal (Squash Player)
Wife/Spouse(s)	Nikita Vanjara (2007–2012) Dipika Pallikal (2015, Squash Player)
Marriage Date	18 August 2015 (with Dipika Pallikal - as per Christian rituals) 20 August 2015 (with Dipika Pallikal - as per Hindu rituals)
Marriage Place	Christian- The Leela Palace hotel in Chennai Hindu- ITC Grand Chola in Chennai
Children	Son- None Daughter- None
Car Collection	Porsche 911 Turbo S
Salary (as in 2018)	Retainer Fee: ₹3 crore Test Fee: ₹15 lakh ODI Fee: ₹6 lakh T20 Fee: ₹3 lakh IPL 11: ₹7.4 crore
Net Worth	₹44 crore

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh was born into a Tamil Brahmin family with a sporting background as his father was a first-division cricketer for Chennai.
During his childhood, he and his family lived in Kuwait for some years where he started playing cricket by watching English County Cricket matches on TV.
Cricketer Murli Vijay is married to his Ex-wife Nikita.
He is a huge car lover.

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