Former Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik revealed why wicketkeepers find it easier to face wrist spinners than frontline batters. Karthik himself had a reputation of being a tough batter to bowl to for spinners.Karthik explained how wicketkeeping to wrist spinners builds an intuitive memory regarding the grips employed by those bowlers. He also explained how the sweep shot becomes an effective tool to counter spin.
The 40-year-old shed light on the importance of core strength and how that jointly helps in both wicketkeeping for longer durations and batting against wrist spinners.
All the great wicketkeepers around the world, including the likes of like MS Dhoni, AB de Villiers, Jos Buttler, have dominated spinners and relished the opportunity of taking them on whenever the need arises.
Speaking of Karthik's latest cricketing assignment, he was a part of Paarl Royals as the first Indian player to ever play in the SA20. Karthik, who had announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket in 2024, struck at 121.49 in the 2025 installment of SA20.