The wicket-keeper batsman watched Pallikal win a historic gold in Glasgow Games while his fiancee travelled with Karthik in the last IPL. They say opposite attracts and the same could be said about the two sportspersons. Pallikal is more outgoing while Karthik likes to keep a low profile. "We are different personalities and that way we compliment each other. She likes to talk about us in public sometimes and I like to take a step down and keep my private life very private.