| Dinesh comes from a Tamil Brahmin family with a sports background. |
| He lived in Kuwait as a child and started playing cricket by watching English County matches on TV. |
| His coach was former Indian cricketer, Robin Singh. |
| During his ODI debut in 2004 against England, he initially dropped Michael Vaughan but later stumped him. |
| MS Dhoni replaced him in 2004 due to inconsistent performance in wicket-keeping and batting. |
| His wife, Dipika Pallikal, is an Indian Squash Champion. |
| Dipika and he first met at the Chennai marathon in 2008 through their gym trainer. |
| He used to wear the #19 jersey for India, previously worn by Rahul Dravid. |
| Dinesh is a sports car enthusiast. |
| He has played for various IPL teams like Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils, and Mumbai Indians. |
| In IPL 11 (2018), he captained Kolkata Knight Riders for the first time. |
| Daniel Vettori once gifted him a motorbike during an IPL season. |
| He has a passion for dogs. |
| On 18 March 2018, he hit a six to secure India's victory in the Nidahas Trophy T20 finals against Bangladesh. |
| After the eliminator match in the 2024 IPL, he received a guard of honour from his teammates in Ahmedabad. |
| His retirement was announced by IPL broadcaster JioCinema on social media. |
