Dinesh Karthik feels that the Indian Premier League (IPL) has produced a winning mentality in the players of India over the years. In a conversation with Mo Bobat, who is director of cricket, RCB and former England cricketer, Isa Guha, during the RCB innovation Lab Indian Sports Summit told “The IPL has brought out a winning mentality in all our players. With the influx of money and the economic advantages that a lot of the teams receive, and in turn the stakeholders, much of it has been put back into infrastructure. So, when infrastructure grows, eventually the quality of sport develops as well”
He further added, “We can say that since the IPL has become a part of Indian cricket’s fabric, they can now field two or three teams in international cricket at the same time and almost compete with each one of them. Right now, India is in a very privileged place where they have such a good assortment of cricketers across skill sets.”
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Sending back on his experience of sharing a dressing room with Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath in the IPL’s early years and how it shaped his approach to the game, “For me, the whole ideology of how Australia played at that time was a massive shock. They felt like a pack of wolves out to win every game. But with IPL, in my first year, I got to spend time with Glenn McGrath in close quarters and practice with him. I got to know him better and become comfortable, which helped the confidence and mindset of competing with the best,” he told.
The RCB innovation Lab Indian sports summit second edition powered by Leaders held on 14th and 15th March 2025 in Bengaluru and is currently underway at the Padukone Dravid Centre for sports Excellence.
Along with Dinesh Karthik, RCB’s Director of Cricket Mo Bobat, Isa Guha, RCB cricketer and international cricket icon Virat Kohli, two-time Olympic medalist and ex. India hockey player PR Sreejesh, Union Minister of state (Independent charge) for skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Jayant Chaudhary are scheduled to attend the summit.
