Dinesh Karthik RETURNS to RCB as Batting Coach, Mentor Ahead of IPL 2025

Karthik was part of the RCB side in IPL 2024 and decided to hang up his boots just after the completion of the tournament. 

Barbados: Veteran India cricketer Dinesh Karthik, who was a part of the T20 WC 2024 broadcast team, is set to join Royal Challengers Bengaluru as they batting coach and mentor. The RCB side took to their social media handle to make this announcement. Karthik was part of the RCB side in IPL 2024 and decided to hang up his boots just after the completion of the tournament.

“Welcome our keeper in every sense, Dinesh Karthik, back into RCB in an all new avatar. DK will be the Batting coach and Mentor of RCB Men’s team!,” RCB made an official announcement on their social media.

Welcome our keeper in every sense, , back into RCB in an all new avatar. DK will be the of RCB Men’s team!

You can take the man out of cricket but not cricket out of the man! Shower him with all the… pic.twitter.com/Cw5IcjhI0v

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) July 1, 2024

Karthik has been an instrumental part of the RCB franchise after leading the KKR side earlier. His presence in the dressing room is bound to help the team as he brings in a lot of IPL experience to the fore.

The franchise urged its fans to shower love on the veteran wicketkeeper batter.

“You can take the man out of cricket but not cricket out of the man! Shower him with all the love, 12th Man Army!” RCB wrote on X.

RCB did not have a good season in 2024 and they would hope they can turn things around in 2025.