Dinesh Karthik selected to be part of World Test Championship Final at Lords; Details here
London: Indian wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik who was not selected in the Indian squad for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final that will be played between India and New Zealand at Lords starting 18 June will however be a part of the historic first ICC WTC Final.
Karthik who last played for India in the 2019 ICC ODI World Cup will not be seen on the field during the play of the game but will be voicing commentary for the broadcasters of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) along with other commentators of the panel. Other commentators on the panel of WTC Final include Sunil Gavaskar, Kumar Sangakarra, Nasser Hussain, Simon Doull, Isa Guha, Ian Bishop, Michael Atherton, and Craig McMillan.
Karthik has also signed up for the ECB panel of commentators for their pet project 'The Hundred'. The inaugural edition of the tournament will be played from July 22 to August 21.
The wicket-keeper batsman has come out of isolation in the Serbian capital of Belgrade along with Sunil Gavaskar. Now they will head to Southampton for their duties in the WTC Finals.
Recently, Karthik, who made his India debut way back in 2004, was quoted as saying he is hopeful of India team recall, revealing that his ultimate goal is to help India win at least one of the two upcoming World Cups.
After 'The Hundred' tournament, the 34-years-old will head to the United Arab Emirates for his field duties in the second phase of the Indian Premier League starting September 19.
He racked up 123 runs at an average of 30.75 in seven games he played in the first phase of the IPL 2021. KKR lost five out of their first seven games and in order to qualify and keep the faith in their hand the team has to win six of the next seven games.
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Passenger deplaned from Air India flight amid 'Operation Sindoor' alert in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, May 7 (PTI): Amid heightened security across the country, a passenger was deboarded from an Air India flight at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here on Wednesday evening, airport sources said.
The passenger was travelling on flight AI-2820 from Bengaluru to New Delhi.
Before the flight could take off at 6.05 pm, the passenger, whose identity has been withheld, was offloaded due to security-related concerns.
Confirming the incident, an Air India official told PTI, "We are aware of the incident but will not share any details."
"There must have been a reason for deboarding the passenger. It’s not something done routinely. There were specific concerns which we are not in a position to disclose," the official added.
Security has been tightened at KIA, as at airports across the country, in the wake of 'Operation Sindoor'—India's air strikes inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to "avenge" the killing of Indian tourists in Pahalgam last month.
