Dinesh Karthik, who is now one of the most dangerous finishers in the 2017 T20 World Cup in Australia, made an outstanding comeback into the national team at the age of 37. The former wicketkeeper-batter, who was no longer relevant, demonstrated his talent when playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the previous Indian Premier League, earning a call-up to the Indian national team as a result.
In a video honouring Dinesh Karthik that the International Cricket Council (ICC) published, Australian veteran Ricky Ponting is seen praising the wicketkeeper-batter and praising his inspirational return. In a touching Instagram post in response to the video, Karthik praised Ponting for his kind comments and gave credit to two individuals for his remarkable return. Rohit Sharma, the captain of India, was one of the two, and Karthik praised him for having the greatest faith in him.