Reacting to RCB wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik's knock of 83(35) in their IPL 2024 match against SRH, ex-England captain Kevin Pietersen said, "Never seen a commentator bat so well." Notably, Karthik made his debut in commentary in WTC final between India and New Zealand in 2021. Karthik, who came to bat at six, smashed seven sixes in his knock.