Profile : Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik had an incredible run with the bat in this domestic season scoring 634 runs at an average of 63.4 and also played a crucial role in Tamil Nadu's run to the semi-final of the Ranji Trophy Super League. With his brilliant performance this year, he still remains India's second choice wicketkeeper after skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Shy and soft-spoken off the field, Karthik is equally aggressive on the field and is also known for his livewire fielding when not standing behind the stumps. As a batsman, Karthik suits all forms of the game. He has been a classy opener in the Tests and in the shorter form he has the ability to play unorthodox shots in the middle-order to step up the run rate.