Former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik, who led Royal Challengers Bangalore to their maiden title in his first season as their mentor, has been appointed as the batting coach and mentor of London Spirit in The Hundred.
Dinesh Karthik was appointed mentor of Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of IPL 2025. He played for the same franchise till 2024 and helped them to the knockouts, but then announced his retirement before the 2025 season.
Under DK’s tutelage, Royal Challengers Bangalore fielded one of the strongest XIs ever and won their first title in IPL history. He has now touched new heights in his career as a cricket coach.
Dinesh Karthik appointed mentor in The Hundred
After the success of RCB, Dinesh Karthik has been called for the international league The Hundred, a 100-ball tournament organized by the ECB. Karthik plays the role of batting coach and consultant for London Spirits.
He will work under his RCB colleagues, MO Bobt and Andy Flower, who also hold the same position in the London Spirit team as they did in the IPL. MO Bobt has been appointed as the director of cricket, Andy Flower as the head coach and DK as their batting coach and mentor.
JUST: Dinesh Karthik has been appointed batting coach and mentor for the London Spirit men’s team #IndianCricket #thehundred #crickettwitter pic.twitter.com/AmKqMCNhXj
– Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) 10 December 2025
RCB in IPL:
Director of Cricket – Mo Bobat.
Head Coach – Andy Flower.
Batting Coach and Mentor – Dinesh Karthik.London Spirit in the Hundred:
Director of Cricket – Mo Bobat.
Head Coach – Andy Flower.
Batting Coach and Mentor – Dinesh Karthik. pic.twitter.com/7WiWRvNP7X– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) 10 December 2025
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