Karthik and Krunal did exceedingly well to take the game into the final over but their unbeaten 63-run stand off 28 balls was not enough and online fans picked on Karthik.

"Mr. Dinesh Karthik you are not MS DHONI to deny a single and then finish with sixes. You might have done it once but you can't do it every time like MS does," wrote one online follower on Twitter.

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"What was DK's point in refusing the single? It's not like he was batting with a tailender who couldn't have hit a 6. Krunal had just as much chance of clearing the boundary as DK. This "misjudgement" might perhaps cost him a potential World Cup spot," added another.

Here are some more reactions on Twitter:

Some Twitteratis support Dinesh Karthik while some think he was selfish in the last over, but all said and done, Dinesh Karthik's quickfire 33 took kept India in the hunt in the final stages of the match.

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