While all of India celebrated the Men In Blue's epic triumph, the happiest person, of course, was Dinesh Karthik's wife Dipika Pallikal.
Dinesh Karthik's breathtaking knock in the final of the 2018 Nidahas Trophy won hearts the world over. As Bangladesh cruised towards victory, DK played a stunning knock of 29 from 8 balls to steal a win for his team.
While all of India celebrated the Men In Blue's epic triumph, the happiest person, of course, was Karthik's wife Dipika Pallikal.
The duo, who got married in 2015, make one of the most glamorous couples in the country. Pallikal, being an acclaimed squash player herself, knows only too well the effort it takes to succeed at the international level.
Pallikal took to Instagram on Monday to share her happiness after her husband's heroics. She posted a picture of Karthik and added a hashtag 'proud wife'.
Here's her post
DK himself was overwhelmed with emotions after his stunning knock. "It's an amazing feeling. These are things which remain in your memory for a lifetime," an ecstatic Karthik told bcci.tv after the end of the Nidahas Trophy final on Sunday.
Karthik did a Javed Miandad with a last-ball six as India pulled off an incredible chase beating Bangladesh by four wickets. Needing five off the final delivery, Karthik smashed Soumya Sarkar over extra-cover to secure what would certainly be one of India's most famous last ball sixes.
"It's been a great journey for the past one year and I am very happy to be a part of this. We have put in a lot of hard work and it's good to have won the tournament at the end of it all. I want to thank the support staff for the effort they have put in," the 32-year-old said.
India's 'man of the moment' tried to position himself in the crease pre-empting what Rubel Hossain and Soumya Sarkar would bowl during the final two overs of their Nidahas Trophy triumph. "At that stage, all I was trying to do was hit a boundary every ball. I was positioning myself on the crease according to what he would bowl. It kind of paid off," the affable Tamil Nadu cricketer was trying to be modest.
Karthik expressed his surprise at the number of Sri Lankan supporters, who had turned up to support India. "We didn't expect so many people to come for India vs Bangladesh final as there weren't too many people during our league phase game. I was really happy with the support and it really helped while batting," he said.
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 "Dinesh Karthik with wife Dipika Pallikal")
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