Srinagar: Former India batter and currently important member of RCB thinktank Dinesh Karthik has made huge comment related to J&K pacer Rasikh Salam who was bagged by franchisee in IPL Auction 2025.
Rasikh Salam who is currently Premier J&K pacer stole the limelight in the uncapped players set of IPL Auction as he got sold for a whopping INR 6 crore to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).
Rasikh has played for Mumbai Indians (MI), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Delhi Capitals (DC) in his IPL career and has picked nine wickets from eight matches.
In a video posted by a user (@coach_dk19) on social media platform X, Dinesh Karthik, now in the support staff of the franchise, can be seen in a discussion with Mo Bobat, Andy Flower and Omkar Salvi.
In the video when Mo Bobat questioned about where Rasikh Salam stands, Karthik said that the 24-year-old has to be looked upon purely on skills.
Rasikh was in top form in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, picking 11 wickets. He had also made some stunning performances for India in emerging Asia Cup.
Meanwhile veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was acquired by RCB on the second day of the IPL 2025 auction for a handsome amount of INR 10.75 crore.
In the video, Dinesh Karthik said that Bhuvneshwar Kumar is India’s best bowler after Jasprit Bumrah even to date.
“Just for the record, I am convinced that he is the best bowler India has after Bumrah even today. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the best T20 bowler,” Karthik said.
Kumar has been impressive in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India’s premier domestic T20 tournament, having picked up 11 wickets from eight innings for Uttar Pradesh (as of December 11, 2024), including a hat-trick. Moreover, he has maintained an average of 12.90 and an economy rate of just 5.64, highlighting his fine form at present.