Kohli's Touch of Class: Guard of Honor for Retiring Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik, the top finisher for Royal Challengers Benglauru, have played his last cricket match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Royal Challengers Benglauru. The RCB walked away with their wings burned and scorched after soaring high with six straight victories.
Emotions ran high throughout the cricket action in the largest stadium in the globe, with the cries of "ee sala cup namde" ceasing to exist and not reaching Chennai, the location of the title match.

Removing his gloves, Karthik thanked the supporters who had stood to honor the veteran for his season-long efforts.

Although Karthik hasn't officially announced his exit from the IPL yet, he has given many hints during the tournament that this season will be his last with his squad.

Karthik would conclude his IPL career with 4,842 runs in 257 matches, highlighted by a stunning 22 fifty-scores, should this season prove to be his last.

Over the course of his remarkable 17-year IPL career, Karthik played for six different teams in the lucrative competition.

With the Delhi Daredevils (now the Delhi Capitals), he made his debut in the 2008 inaugural season. Following his 2011 move to Punjab, he played for the Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Lions, Kolkata Knight Riders, and the Royals.

With an incredible strike rate of 187.36 and an average of 36.22, he finished the current season with 326 runs in 15 games.