Karthik was named as one of the commentators, for the first time in his career, for the ICC World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand.
Karthik, who is now part of the IPL bubble, had commentated for the first three Tests before he left to join the KKR squad in the UAE.
The two-time former champions did not have a great run in the first phase of IPL 2021 as they could manage just wins from seven matches.
The 36-year-old pointed out that the Indian batting order has to click in unison while recollecting the memories from The Oval Test in 2007.
Ashwin's last outing at The Oval came in July while playing for Surrey in the County Championship.
The 36-year-old Karthik has aggregated 123 runs in seven matches in the first leg of the tournament.
Karthik, who was a member of India winning the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, said it will be a close call Rohit Sharma and David Warner for the top run-scorer in the tournament.
Karthik believes Hardik Pandya will play a huge impact in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
India, part of Group 2 in Super 12, will open their T20 World Cup campaign against Pakistan on October 24.
Siraj was aggressive with his celebrations and was involved in exchanges with the batsmen multiples times in the drawn first Test.
Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has said that the Indians have done enough to go in to the second Test with an upper hand.
Karthik also highlighted Khan's popularity in Trinidad, recalling that the actor had to wear a cap to avoid being recognized.
Dinesh Karthik put out a subtle reminder on his official social media profiles after India's two wicketkeeper-batsmen; Rishabh Pant and Wriddhiman Saha remained unavailable.
Dinesh Karthik has been doing commentary stints in England over the past month.
With his sharp yet simple analysis, Karthik became an instant hit in the commentary box when he made his debut in the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand.
Dinesh Karthik apologised for his remark during his commentary stint in the third and final ODI of the series between England and Sri Lanka.
Karthik also believes that the middle-order slot, between No.5 and 7 - is where he can slot in and make the difference.
Karthik also opened up on his cricketing journey and whether MS Dhoni's rise eclipsed his international stint.
A string of impressive performances in Australia and home series against England have made Pant India's first-choice wicketkeeper for the upcoming WTC final and the five-Test series against the Three Lions.
The two-time champions will also hope to get their campaign on track after enduring a shaky start in IPL 2021.
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