Dinesh Karthik Joins England Lions As Batting Consultant For Nine Days

New Delhi: Indian veteran wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik has joined the Josh Bohannon-led England Lions team for nine days (January 10th to January 18th) as their batting consultant. They are set to take on Abhimanyu Easwaran’s India A for three four-day Test matches at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Bohannon led County Championship Division One run-scoring chart last summer with 1257 at an average of 59.85 with four centuries. He will be captaining a 15-member England Lions squad, who will be playing four red-ball multi-day matches in Ahmedabad across January and February 2024.

The squad also includes young batter James Rew, who struck five centuries among 1086 runs for Somerset in the last County Championship season, which earned him the PCA Young Player of the Year award. Keaton Jennings, who has a Test century in India against his name, opener Alex Lees and fast-bowler Matt Potts are also included in England Lions touring party.