Nayar said Karthik could be India's answer for the debatable No 4 spot and can even open if needed.

Dinesh Karthik said that he is stoked to be a part of the 2019 World Cup squad and is ready to do well for the team and country in England and Wales.

Gautam Gambhir feels the selectors have missed out on thinking out-of-the-box and bringing in a few unknown faces to take the opponents by surprise.

Karthik's Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) teammate Robin Uthappa though is happy after his skipper's inclusion and said that justice has been done to India's best limited-overs finisher of past two years.

Katich said while Kohli the batsman cannot be faulted, MS Dhoni's guidance will be the key at the World Cup starting May 30.

Karthik on Monday returned to India's World Cup squad after 12 years, trumping Mahendra Singh Dhoni's heir apparent Rishabh Pant.

Rishabh Pant exclusion from the 2019 World Cup squad came as a surprise but Dinesh Karthik's inclusion shouldn't be so because of his experience and everything else he brings to the side other than batting.

Before the 2017 Champions Trophy in England, Pant was kept on stand-by and once again according to MSK Prasad, Pant was "almost there".

Rishabh Pant has so far scored 245 runs in the ongoing IPL, compared to Dinesh Karthik's 111.

Who between the two finally seals the second wicket-keeper's spot is likely to be the most discussed topic during the meeting on Monday.

Karthik also blamed his bowlers, saying they could have done a bit better in the absence of Sunil Narine.

Dhawan batted through the innings to guide Delhi Capitals to a seven-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders.

Jacques Kallis said that Dinesh Karthik should be picked for his experience and for his ability to control the middle-order and bat at a good rate.

Karthik had found himself out of favour as the selectors dropped him for India's final five ODIs before the World Cup.

Karthik said in-form Andre Russell batted with a "lot of maturity" after the all-rounder anchored his side in a losing cause against Chennai Super Kings.

Dinesh Karthik admitted that the team had not put on enough runs on the board.

Although both the teams are equal on points -- eight apiece -- KKR have a better net run-rate of +1.058 over CSK's +0.159.

After eight-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals, Dinesh Karthik said, "It was a pretty clinical effort, the bowlers bowled well and the batsmen backed it up well too."

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RCB, who are yet to win the IPL despite having two of the best batsmen in world cricket in their ranks, have got off to a worst possible start this time.