Karthik, captain of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), is currently in the UAE for the ongoing Indian Premier League

Dinesh Karthik Instagrammed this throwback picture (above) for his 865,000 followers.

India cricketer Dinesh Karthik looks up to squash star wife as he feels disoriented while training through lengthy lockdown

Dinesh Karthik and Dipika Pallikal got engaged in November 2013. Almost two years later in November 2015, the couple tied the knot

Both Dinesh Karthik and Dipika Pallikal talked about their sporting journeys and the difficult moments they had to face at different points of their careers

The #Hometeamhero challenge is a sporting event for the world's athletes and creators to unite and help make a difference by dedicating their workouts to the community heroes who keep the world's essential services moving

Dinesh Karthik is not part of the Indian squad at the ongoing ODI series against Sri Lanka

India's World Cup-bound cricketer Dinesh Karthik posted this picture on Instagram of him having a meal with squash player wife Dipika Pallikal and captioned it

Following her recent eviction from Bigg Boss 12, Srishty Rode takes on fellow contestant Dipika Kakar

Dipika Pallikal shared a lovely picture of herself and husband Dinesh Karthik from a vacation in California, USA

World No. 11 Annie cruised to a 11-3, 11-9, 11-5 win over India's highest ranked player, World No. 16 Chinappa in the second rubber after India's World No. 88 Sunayna Kuruvilla lost the opening rubber to World No. 51 Tze Lok Ho 8-11, 6-11, 12-10, 3-1

No. 19 Dipika Pallikal then beat Low Wee Wern 11-2, 11-9, 11-2 as the Indian women registered a shock 2-0 win over the defending champions and squash powerhouse to storm into the gold medal match, where they meet Hong Kong today

The women's team, comprising Joshana Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal, Sunayana Kuruvilla and Tanvi Khanna continued its unbeaten run, defeating China 3 0 in penultimate pool match

Dipika Pallikal settled for bronze in the squash women's singles after going down in semi-final matches of the 18th Asian Games

Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinappa and Saurav Ghosal, all lost their singles semi-finals matches and settled for bronze medals

Top seed Saurav beat compatriot Harinder Pal Sandhu 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 in the men's singles quarter-final before Dipika recorded an easy 11-5, 11-6, 11-8 win over Japanese Kobayashi Misaki in women's singles

In the women's singles, both Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal Karthik also made it to the quarterfinals of the squash event

Three years ago I made the best decision of my life to marry this boy, he's not only supported me but also pushed me to become a better version of myself everyday, said Dipika Pallikal

From Dipika Pallikal to Sourav Ghoshal, the country's top players have lamented the absence of a foreign coach since the exit of Achraf El Karargui days before the Commonwealth Games in March

The couple even visited Nyhavn, a 17th-century waterfront, canal and entertainment district in Denmark recently