It is the final dance for one of the very few players who has played in the Indian Premier League since its inception. Dinesh Karthik who has called time on his IPL career will be playing his last season. Looking back at his long journey, he had revealed that his one big regret was to have asked Mumbai Indians to not retain him during his spell in 2012-13. He also went on to explain what makes MI such a special franchise.
Speaking in a podcast by Ravichandran Ashwin called ‘Kutti Stories’ on YouTube, DK highlighted some important aspects about MI as a franchise that made them different.
The IPL veteran credited the franchise with providing more than adequate facilities to help the side get the best out of all the players they have roped in.
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Karthik revealed, “What MI does is provide resources in terms of practice and access to the coaches whenever you want to upskill your game. They’re always there, creating an ecosystem for you to become the best player that you can be”.
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The wicketkeeper-batter also shared that the franchise was able to further support the Indian players by providing them with top-class training facilities, adequate staff in terms of coaches or bowlers etc which proved to be very beneficial in the development of the player.
He added,” You can tell MI that in between Ranji Trophy matches, I want to practice and they have a field, they have coaches, they have balls and they have bowlers. They have sidearms, they will give you everything; they’ll give you a stay, they’ll give you flight tickets. They will give you everything possible to become the best version of yourself”.
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Karthik believes that such amounts of investment will further motivate the player on a personal level to deliver for the franchise which is why they have been able to be at the top for so long. He concluded by saying, “You are impacting the player at a very subconscious level by saying we care for you”.
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