Explaining Dinesh Karthik's turnaround
Dinesh Karthik's rise in the IPL has come through hours upon hours of tireless work with the South African national team's current performance analyst Prasanna Agoram. Bharat Sunderesan from the Indian Express looks a lit closer at what the processes were
22-Apr-2013
Dinesh Karthik's recent exploits in the shortest form has put him into the limelight this IPL. His assurance at the crease, coupled with his rapid scoring, has seemingly added another dimension to his batting, one not really accustomed to the type of player he is. His work with Prasanna Agoram, South Africa's national team performance analyst, is credited as a major reason in his turnaround. Bharat Sunderesan from the Indian Express examines what processes were put into place between the two in order to provide Karthik with such success.
Late night calls no longer startle Prasanna Agoram. Regardless of which corner of the world he is in. If anything, he's used to it. The caller, in any case, is always the same. And so, when his phone started buzzing past midnight some ten days ago, Prasanna was half expecting it. He had just switched off his TV in Bangalore after watching Mumbai Indians pummel Delhi Daredevils at the Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai had posted the first 200-plus total of the season, and Dinesh Karthik had stroked a 48-ball 86 against an attack that included Morne Morkel, Ashish Nehra and Umesh Yadav.