Dinesh Karthik: Dinesh Karthik, who announced his retirement as a player from international cricket as well as IPL cricket after the IPL 2024 season. At the same time, Dinesh Karthik has recently signed a contract with Paarl Royals for the SA 20 League to be played in Africa. By signing this contract, Dinesh Karthik will become the first Indian player to play in SA 20.

Meanwhile, some media reports are also claiming that Dinesh Karthik can now be seen playing not only in SA 20 but also in CPL in the Windies and the Big Bash League in Australia.

Dinesh Karthik signed a contract with Paarl Royals

Talking about Dinesh Karthik, reports came 24 hours ago that Dinesh Karthik has been selected as the brand ambassador by the South African Cricket Board for the SA 20 2025 edition, but now in the update that came a few hours ago, it has been officially said that Dinesh Karthik will be seen playing as a player for Paarl Royals in the SA 20 2025 edition.

DINESH KARTHIK WILL PLAY FOR PAARL ROYALS IN SA20….!!!!!

Karthik is set to become the first Indian to play in SA20 history. [Espn Cricinfo] pic.twitter.com/cck90qGCrp

— Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) August 6, 2024

Karthik can be seen playing in CPL and BBL before playing for Paarl Royals

According to media updates related to Dinesh Karthik, Karthik can be seen playing for the Royals' franchise Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) before playing in SA 2025.

At the same time, Dinesh Karthik can sign a contract with Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash (BBL) to be held in Australia at the end of the year. This can happen because in IPL cricket, Dinesh Karthik and Melbourne Stars captain Glenn Maxwell play for the same franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). After which it is believed that Dinesh Karthik can sign a contract with Melbourne Stars on the request of Glenn Maxwell.

Karthik will be a part of this team for less than 1 crore price

If Dinesh Karthik signs a contract with Barbados Royals in CPL and Melbourne Stars in Big Bash, he will get around Rs 80 lakh for playing one season from both the teams. If this deal is not finalized between Dinesh Karthik and the franchise, then Dinesh Karthik's fans can see him playing for Paarl Royals in the third edition of SA 20 starting from 9 January 2025 in South Africa.