Dinesh Karthik amuses teammates, fans after attempting the 'Mannequin Challenge': WATCH

Tamil Nu are on a roll in ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021. Dinesh Karthik led side recently trounced Himachal Presh by five wickets in second quarter-final of competition on Tuesday. Courtesy of ir commanding win, Tamil Nu have booked mselves a place in semi-finals. y will w lock horns with Rajasthan in first semi-final on Friday, January 29 to fight for a place in final.

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Tamil Nu celebrate Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy quarter-final win in unique style

Meanwhile, Tamil Nu celebrated ir win over Himachal Presh in a unique way. players attempted famous ‘Mannequin Challenge’, video of which was shared by Tamil Nu skipper's IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders on ir Twitter handle. In video, Tamil Nu players are seen performing challenge in gym.

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Coming back to match, having won toss, Karthik invited Himachal to bat first. Rishi Dhawan led side could only man to post 135/9 in 20 overs. In response, Tamil Nu chased target down with 13 balls to go and five wickets to spare. Baba Aparajith scored an unbeaten 52 off 45 balls while Shahrukh Khan remained t out on 40 off 19 balls to guide ir side home.

Meanwhile, Kolkata has opted to t hinder most of its squ just like rest of franchises. However, franchise has persisted with captaincy change introduced midway during IPL 2020 as Eoin Morgan will continue to le side in 2021 who h replaced Karthik midway last season. It was expected that Karthik wouldn't find his name in KKR list of retained players 2021, however, franchise has shown faith in him by retaining him for IPL 2021.

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Incidentally, Kolkata has decided to let go of Tom Banton - a player y only acquired last year, who has been projected as a power hitter. franchise has also reposed its faith in Andre Russell, who failed to make an impact with bat during IPL 2020.

KKR list of retained players 2021

Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yav, Lockie Ferguson, Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Seifert

Dinesh Karthik net worth

According to networthclub.com, Dinesh Karthik net worth is estimated to be around $5 to $6 million. Dinesh Karthik net worth comprises of his total earnings from Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as an Indian cricket player.  

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Disclaimer: above information is sourced from various websites and media reports. website does t guarantee a 100% accuracy of figures.

SOURCE: KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS TWITTER