DINESH KARDHIK (Photo Joe Prior/Getty Images) Former Indian cricket player Dinesh Karthik appreciated Jitesh Sharma for his approach to playing for the national team. Jitesh returned to the Indian group after his excellent performances for the Royal Challengers Bengalur in their successful IPL 2025 campaign.Jitesh showed his finishing skills with several important shifts in the lower order for RCB. Karthik watched how the Jitesh’s performance was influenced as soon as he realized he was near the selection of the national team.
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“It was never someone who was desperately playing for India. And he was very free and he played very confidently for Kings Pandjab, and then got into the Indian team. And then he knew he was on the edges. That’s when he desperate.Karthik discussed his role in helping Jitesh to evolve as a finisher for RCB.“What I wanted to work on was how to finish the game? How can I get a team over a par? So played a lot of portraits, never knew how to get big shifts that had to win the game or take the team far in the first shifts. I know what it takes.Under the leadership of Karthic as a coach of RCB tabs, Jitesh excelled in his role. He gained 261 runs in 11 shifts, maintained an average of 37.28 and a strike 176.35.His most important performance came against LSG, where his undefeated 85 out of 33 balls helped RCB successfully chase 228 runs in 18.4 overs. This victory ensured the position of RCB in the best two point tables.Jiteš’s last performance for India was against Afghanistan in January 2024. Accumulated 100 runs in seven T20 International.Faces competition for the position of Wicketkeeper in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, as Sanju Samson remains the preferred choice of India for stumps.India Squad for Asia Cup 2025: Surya Kumar Yadav (C), SHUBMAN GILL (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumhrah, Ashdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep, Sanju Samson (WK), Harshis (WK)Standard Players: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel
