Latest Cricket News: The highly competitive One-Day International series between India and Australia concluded yesterday (September 27) in Rajkot. Despite facing a defeat in the final fixture of the series, team India, who had won the first two games came out victorious in the three-match ODI series. The enthralling India-Australia series provided both sides with quality game time heading into the approaching World Cup 2023.

Rohit Sharma-led India are all set to face England and Netherlands in their only two warm-up matches ahead of the home World Cup. The Men In Blue will square off against Pat Cummins’ Australia again, on October 8, in their tournament opener of the World Cup 2023. The home side is further bound to enter the global showpiece ICC event as a hot favorite.

Latest Cricket News: “2017 Had A World Cup And They Didn’t Tell Me?!” – Dinesh Karthik To A Fan

Meanwhile, veteran India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik is in the news owing to his occurring Question and Answer session on a popular social media platform named ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter). During the exact Q&A session with fans, Karthik answered multiple interesting questions which comprised a Rohit Sharma-related question. 

An X user asked Karthik to share memories with Rohit Sharma from the World Cup 2017, which in reality never existed. The Tamil Nadu middle-order batter was quick to come up with a cheeky response to the dozy question. The 38-year-old went on to attach a comic image of him with the India captain in his now-viral X reply.

Question: Tell me something you never told anyone. (about) the 2017 World Cup with Rohit (Sharma)!

Dinesh Karthik: 2017 had a World Cup and they didn’t tell me?!

https://x.com/DineshKarthik/status/1707294039492661602?s=20

Besides being the team’s batting spearhead, Rohit Sharma will don the captain’s hat for Team India in the high-profile World Cup 2023. Sharma has appeared in red-hot form with the bat ahead of the marquee 50-over competition. Yesterday, the Mumbaikar hammered 81 runs off as few as 57 deliveries in Rajkot in the third ODI affair against Australia.