Former India batter Dinesh Karthik broke all laughs on the internet with his witty response to a fan who mistook the cricket star to popular Bollywood actor, Vikrant Massey and congratulated him on a film of the latter. Recently, a post on the social media platform X became viral, where a user congratulated Dinesh Karthik for the film “Phir Aayi Haseen Dilruba”, Karthik took the post very sportingly, and re-shared it with a witty response.

The film “Phir Aayi Haseen Dilruba” features Vikrant Massey, who has been at the centre of the spotlight since his recent big hit “12th Fail’. Massey and Dinesh Karthik’s facial resemblance has been a consistent grab of memes on social media, and this post has only extended they hype further. Karthik, who had recently announced his retirement from all formats of cricket after his final Indian Premier League (IPL) season in 2024 with RCB, has been actively donning the role of a commentator across various franchise leagues.

“Just watched Phir Aayi Hasseen Dilruba, powerful performance by @DineshKarthik,” the post by the fan read.

Karthik replied to the post saying “Oh wow!!! Thanks”, which only made the fans on social media heap praise on the former wicketkeeper-batter for his heart-warming and humorous reaction. Dinesh Karthk reversed his retirement decision recently, when he signed up to play in the third season of SA20 with Paarl Royals. This will make Karthik the first Indian to play in the SA20,

Dinesh Karthik has often been meticulously interactive on social media with fans, and this wholesome exchange went on to oonly extend his reputation.