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Dinesh Karthik appointed London Spirit's batting coach and mentor

Wednesday, 10-Dec-2025, 10:35 AM
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Dinesh Karthik has been appointed the batting coach and mentor of the London Spirit's Men's team ahead of the upcoming season of the tournament. Karthik, having played 180 games for India across all three formats, carries enormous knowledge and experience. He has represented India in 26 Tests, 94 ODIs, and 60 T20Is.

London Spirit's director of cricket, Mo Bobat, welcomed Karthik by saying that his incredible experience will be invaluable for the side.

"It's a pleasure to welcome DK [Dinesh Karthik] to London Spirit. He is a truly original thinker in our game and his vast experience in short-format and franchise cricket will be invaluable to us. He's also great fun to work with and brings an infectious energy and enthusiasm to everything he does."

Dinesh Kartik also expressed his excitement, "What an exciting time to be joining London Spirit!. When I heard about the plans and the ambitions of Mo, MCC and the Tech Titans, I was really enthusiastic to join," Karthik said.

"To spend the English summer working at Lord's is truly a dream come true. It is the ground where I made my debut for India and I played my last Test match - Lord's is very close to my heart. I can't wait to see the squad come together and to work with some exceptional cricketers next year."

Dinesh Karthik, who has played 257 IPL games, served in the similar position at the Royal Challengers Bengaluru last year.

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