Dinesh Karthik

Sunrisers bested RCB on a night that produced the biggest IPL total and the highest match aggregate in all T20s

Fifties from du Plessis, Patidar and Karthik took RCB to 196, but MI topped that in just 15.3 overs

Bowlers from both sides put up a big show at a traditionally high-scoring venue, but the class and experience of Kohli and Karthik sealed the deal in the end

"I felt we were 15 or 20 runs short on a pitch that wasn't as bad as we played in the first ten overs"

ESPNcricinfo understands that the India batter will also take a call on his international future soon

Former India wicketkeeper to assist batters for first nine days of tour

Also: how many players have scored a hundred and taken a hat-trick on the same day in first-class cricket?

Kohli's sideways shuffle a sign of India's batters buying into their new approach

Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Hooda and Axar Patel part of the squad going to Australia in October

The India captain says they have "found some answers" and "90-95% of the team was settled"

Who does the finishing job then? Hardik Pandya is the best option, says the India Test batter

The initial setting resembled a college adda before balls were repeatedly smashed out of the stadium

Two-paced pitches, asymmetric grounds and wind - India have faced and overcome several challenges in the Caribbean

On a two-paced pitch in Tarouba, Karthik crashed West Indies' party with an unbeaten 19-ball 41

Chasing 191, West Indies' batting struggled against the spin of Ashwin, Jadeja and Bishnoi

While the established superstars have been away, new batters have come in and are playing a truer T20 game

Zaib gave the Indian seamers a workout before Arshdeep, Harshal closed out the game

Also, who takes the No.3 and No.4 slots?

They don't play in the same role, but there are only so many batting slots and Karthik is this close to nailing one of them