MS Dhoni Vs Dinesh Karthik | MSD VS DK I Cricketfile

Introduction

As for MS Dhoni Vs Dinesh Karthik comparison, many will argue that it isn’t worth it to do so since MSD is obviously better. But, comparing the data of players side by side gives us insight into how they compare across various formats as whatever major role they used to play.

MS Dhoni Vs Dinesh Karthik Basic Information

	MS Dhoni	Dinesh Karthik
Date of Birth	7th July 1981	1st June 1985
Place	Ranchi	Thoothukudi
Age	39	35
Father	Pan Singh	Krishna Kumar
Mother	Devika Devi	Padmini Krishna Kumar
Nickname	Mahi, MSD, Captain Cool	DK, Dino
Siblings	Jayanti, Narendra	Vinesh
Wife	Sakshi Rawat (M. 2010)	Nikita Vanjara (M. 2007, D. 2012), Dipika Pallikal (M. 2013)
Children	Ziva	–
Role	Wicketkeeper-batsman	Wicketkeeper-batsman
Domestic Team	Bihar, Jharkhand	Tamil Nadu
International Career Span	2004 – 2019	2004 – To Date
IPL Team(s)	Rising Pune Supergiants, Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata Knight Riders, Gujarat Lions, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Kings XI Punjab

MS Dhoni Vs Dinesh Karthik As Wicketkeepers

ODI

	MS Dhoni	Dinesh Karthik
Stumpings	123	7
Catches	321	64

Test

	MS Dhoni	Dinesh Karthik
Stumpings	38	6
Catches	256	57

T20I

	MS Dhoni	Dinesh Karthik
Stumpings	34	5
Catches	57	14

IPL

	MS Dhoni	Dinesh Karthik
Stumpings	39	31
Catches	118	121

Dinesh Karthik has an upper hand when it comes to catches in the IPL as a wicketkeeper. It is also very much possible that he will keep up this record.

MS Dhoni Vs Dinesh Karthik ODI Batting Performance

	MS Dhoni	Dinesh Karthik
Debut	23rd December 2004 (Against Bangladesh)	5th September 2004 (Against England)
Matches Played	350	94
Runs	10773	1752
Average	50.53	30.21
Top Score	183*	79
Centuries	10	0
Half-centuries	73	9

Mahi’s 183* knock is one of his most famous ones besides his 91-run innings that won India the 2011 World Cup. Interesting fact about both is that they were against the same team, Sri Lanka.

Comparing MS Dhoni Vs Dinesh Karthik In Test

	MS Dhoni	Dinesh Karthik
Debut	2nd December 2005 (Against SL)	3rd November 2004 (Against Australia)
Matches Played	90	26
Runs	4876	1025
Average	38.09	25.00
Top Score	224	129*
Centuries	33	7
Half-centuries	6	1

Though Kathik has played lesser number of matches, he has a decent high score of 129* runs.

MS Dhoni Vs Dinesh Karthik IPL Performance Comparison

	MS Dhoni	Dinesh Karthik
Matches Played	211	203
Runs	4669	3946
Average	40.2	26.1
Top Score	84*	97*
Centuries	0	0
Half-centuries	23	19

Here, there is an interesting contest as we can see from the stats. While MSD has a comparatively more significant average than DK, Karthik is just few hundred runs behind Mahi. A possible explanation can be that while most of Dinesh’s innings aren’t that great, those which are make such an impact that his total number of runs are still enough to help him put a greater total on his IPL runs stats.

This is also evident that he has made 19 half-centuries against MSD’s 23. If he scores a 100, or had scored a hundred at 97* (target must have been chased, we know), he would have an upper hand in that regard.

MS Dhoni Vs Dinesh Karthik In T20 (Batting)

	MS Dhoni	Dinesh Karthik
Debut	1st December 2005 (Against SA)	1st December 2005 (Against SA)
Matches Played	98	32
Runs	1617	399
Average	37.6	33.2
Top Score	56	48
Centuries	0	0
Half-centuries	2	0

Both made their debut in the same match. Though Dinesh ended up playing lesser number of matches than Dhoni, he has a decent average. What is surprising here is that MSD’s average in T20I is almost around the same as his IPL average.

MS Dhoni Vs Dinesh Karthik In First Class Cricket

	MS Dhoni	Dinesh Karthik
Matches Played	131	167
Runs	7054	9620
Average	36.9	40.9
Top Score	224	213
Centuries	9	28
Half-centuries	47	43

Here the scenario is again skewed. While looking at only the high scores, one thinks that might mean they both played equally well. But DK has a higher average. Mahi has scored an equal number of half-centuries but Kathik’s greater number of 100s tells us he is a better first-class batsman.

Conclusion

We hope that this MS Dhoni Vs Dinesh Karthik comparison has helped you to take a look at their performance and capabilities as cricketers. Yes, MS Dhoni has retired from international cricket and Karthik too hasn’t played any international match recently and is 35. But their capabilities and achievements as cricketers have been immortalized forever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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