IPL 2019 KXIP vs KKR: Angry Dinesh Karthik gives Kolkata players public dressing down, Twitter asks 'what’s going on?'

Dinesh Karthik is usually known as a cool customer on the field but the Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain was very emotional during the match against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali on Friday.

He was seen having an animated chat with his teammates during the first innings of the match. Karthik seemed to be lashing out at his teammates during the first strategic time-out in the KXIP innings.

Karthik called his teammates into a huddle and was seen expressing his thoughts with passion. Head coach Jacques Kallis was also present on the field at that moment. 

Here is the video of the incident: 

This is just one of the clips. @DineshKarthik has been very aggressive today. @KKRiders #KXIPvKKR pic.twitter.com/Cyn38vwHCA

— Bhartendu Sharma (@Bhartendulkar) May 3, 2019

Social media users also reacted to the incident and were quick to point out Karthik's behaviour.

Dinesh Karthik
In Past Matches Vs In Today's Match #KXIPvKKR pic.twitter.com/qAlUmcqvRk

— Godman Chikna (@Madan_Chikna) May 3, 2019

@DineshKarthik meltdown at time off ?? What’s going on #KKR ??

— Jaisree C (@cjaisree) May 3, 2019

First time saw @DineshKarthik animated on the field. This aggression was missing throughout the season. Better late than never. Bowling changes are great so far. I am just happy that Captain is leading his team. #KXIPvKKR

— Yours Nothing.. (@iamshorgo) May 3, 2019

It's sad to see a cool, humble, down to earth guy like @DineshKarthik losing cool and having a heated discussion with his team. It's now open for everyone to see what's wrong with KKR's culture.#KXIPvKKR

— Nihal Ahmed Hadi (@filhaal_nihal) May 3, 2019

Never seen DK this animated ever in my life. He literally shouted at everyone during that team huddle in between overs. Jacques Kallis just stood there watching!
All is not well with the KKR team and this needs to be addressed in a matured way.#KXIPvKKR #KKR #DineshKarthik #IPL

— Parag Bhandiye (@im_parag21) May 3, 2019

Karthik later said that he was not happy with the effort being put in by his team at that point. He said that he was not satisfied by the body language of the unit.

"I don't care for the result, but I do care for the effort," he said after the match.

Karthik's talk seemed to have worked as Kolkata Knight Riders knocked out Kings XI Punjab by seven wickets on Friday to stay afloat in the Indian Premier League.