Royal Challengers Bangalore wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik opened up on the high octane game against his former team Kolkata Knight Riders at the DY Patil Stadium in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2022).

Karthik said that he’s excited and nervous at the same time about facing his former teammates, and said that he has also given RCB inputs about Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine.

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Dinesh Karthik feels RCB are confident enough to pose a threat to Andre Russel.

Joining KKR in 2018, he spent four years with the franchise, and his team were runners up in last year’s IPL, losing to Chennai Super Kings in the final.

Karthik was the captain of KKR in the 2020 season, and was sacked from his position midway through the season due to their shambolic performances under his leadership.

On familiarity of playing against KKR

“I have terrific memories in those four years, I respect everyone. The CEO is someone who is very close to me, on a very personal level.”

“To be very honest, I am very very nervous. It’s like I was in an old school, and I have shifted now, I’m playing against the old school. “

“So it feels a little different, I’m excited, and nervous, which is a more apt word at the same point of time,“ he added further.

“If Varun Chakravarthy comes to bat, i’ll definitely try and give him a mouthful in Tamil. The only thing I miss is speaking in Tamil as people in RCB speak in either English or Hindi.”

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Tackling KKR’s spin challenge

“From a batting standpoint, Varun Chakrawarthy and Narine is somebody who’s troubled all of IPL “

“So obviously they (RCB) wanted a few inputs regarding that, I’ve given my true sense, and we will how good that has been in terms of how good we play.”

On impact of Andre Russel “There is a plan for Andre Russel, and we know he’s a very good player.”

“On his day obviously he can do something special. We have good bowlers as well, I think at this point of time. Looking at the wicket and the conditions, we can bowl in good areas, we can definitely pose a massive threat to him as well,” he added further.

RCB will play KKR at the DY Patil Stadium on Wednesday, looking for their first win in the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League.