WATCH: Rohit Sharma engages in hilarious on-field banter with Dinesh Karthik, video goes viral

Dinesh Karthik took the collective breath of Wankhede Stadium away with his swashbuckling knock. The 38-year-old Royal Challengers Bengaluru star scored an unbeaten 53 off just 23 balls to help his side post a huge total of 196 on the board.

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Rohit Sharma who is very good friends with Dinesh Karthik was seen engaging in a friendly banter that had the crowd engaged. The incident happened when the keeper-batter used the reverse scoop shot to hit Akash Madhwal for boundaries in the penultimate over. 

Four boundaries were hit with the same shot, prompting Rohit to have a funny looking animated conversations. It seemed as if Rohit Sharma was asking the veteran RCB star how he kept hitting such unconventional shots with ease.

As heard live, the Nagpur-born said, “Shabas DK, World Cup Khelna Hain Abhi (Fantastic, DK. You have to play the World Cup).”

Watch the viral moment here:

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Hardik Pandya decided to bowl first after winning the toss as the pitch was full of runs. Virat Kohli, who is the leading scorer of IPL 2024 wasn’t in the greatest of forms. The former RCB skipper went for an ugly shot and was caught behind by Ishan Kishan.

Will Jacks making his IPL debut struck two fours before offering a simple catch to Tim David to give Akash Madhwal his first wicket. Rajat Patidar joined his skipper as the two batters added 82 runs for the third wicket.

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Rajat Patidar got to his first half-century of the season with two successive sixes before Gerald Coetzee got his wicket to have the last laugh. Faf Du Plessis to struck his 34^th fifty before he was dismissed by Bumrah.

Mumbai Indians made a quick comeback into the contest as Jasprit Bumrah got the wickets of Mahipal Lomror a ball later. The fourth ball of the 19^th over saw Saurav Chauhan fall to Bumrah for 9. The next ball, Vijaykumar Vyshak became the fifth wicket for Bumrah to record his 2^nd IPL fifer.  

Dinesh Karthik took charge in the last over of the innings as 19 runs came off it with 2 sixes. Akash Madhwal was carted all over the park as the 30-year-old pacer conceded 57 runs from his 4 overs. The target for Mumbai Indians was a huge 197 runs from 20 overs to win their second game of the IPL 2024 season.