Murali Kartik

Full name:Murali Kartik
Born:11th September 1976, Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
Batting:Left-hand batsman
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Teams:India (Test: 1999/00-2004/05); India (ODI: 2001/02-2007/08); India (Int Twenty20: 2007/08); Railways (India) (Main FC: 1996/97-2008/09); Lancashire (Main FC: 2005-2006); Middlesex (Main FC: 2007-2009); Railways (India) (Main ListA: 1996/97-2008/09); Lancashire (Main ListA: 2005-2006); Middlesex (Main ListA: 2007-2008); Middlesex (Main Twenty20: 2007-2009); All teams
Middlesex cap: 2007
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
Articles:Rammy sign Test star Murali
Pictures:Murali Kartik celebrates after India win

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A left-arm spinner in the classical mould, Murali Kartik has long been on the fringes of the national team. He has a high-arm action straight from the coaching manual, and possesses all the weapons in his armoury. But he hasn't always had the breaks, and has regularly played the understudy to Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. Kartik forced his way into the Indian team in 1999-2000 after impressive performances in the domestic games, but didn't seem to enjoy Sourav Ganguly's confidence and was either used as a defensive option or underbowled. He made his mark as a one-day bowler against West Indies in 2002-03, consistently keeping the batsmen in check on flat pitches. However, his best moment clearly came at Mumbai, against Australia in 2004-05 when he ran through the Australian batting on a dustbowl, taking seven wickets in the match to bowl India to a famous win. However he got to play just one Test more before being consigned to the periphery. His stint with Middlesex in 2007, though, brought him back into contention and his 12 wickets at 20.75 from eight Pro40 games allowed him to break back into the Indian one-day side in the middle of the seven-match series against Australia in October 2007. He was part of Middlesex's Twenty20-winning squad in 2008 and, uniquely, the only player in the world to play in the IPL and Stanford 20/20 in the inaugural season.
Profile DateLine: 18th April 2009 by CricketArchive Staff Reporter


Test Career Batting and Fielding (1999/00-2004/05)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
India810188439.77 0038.09 2
Test Career Bowling (1999/00-2004/05)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve5wI10wMSRateEcon
India193274820244-4434.16 0080.50 2.54

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-2009)
MINORunsHSAve10050Ct
Overall1341632526919619.50 01394
First-Class Career Bowling (1996/97-2009)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve5wI10wMSRateEcon
Overall292621342117864519-7026.13 25364.88 2.41

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2001/02-2007/08)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
India3714512632*14.00 0070.78 10
One-Day International Career Bowling (2001/02-2007/08)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
India1907191612376-2743.56 0151.54 5.07

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-2008/09)
MINORunsHSAve10050Ct
Overall16580265994411.09 0049
One-Day Career Bowling (1996/97-2008/09)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
Overall84737761442066-2729.82 2241.13 4.35

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2007/08)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
India10000000.00 0
International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2007/08)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
India2402700-276.75

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2007-2009)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
Overall4310358178.28 0095.08 13
Twenty20 Career Bowling (2007-2009)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
Overall8740973355-1327.80 0124.97 6.67

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1995/96)
MINORunsHSAve10050Ct
India Under-19s120242112.00 000
Youth Test Career Bowling (1995/96)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve5wI10wMSRateEcon
India Under-19s246197074-4010.00 0035.14 1.70

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1995/96)
MINORunsHSAve10050Ct
India Under-19s221147*14.00 000
Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (1995/96)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
India Under-19s10225663-239.33 0017.00 3.29

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