Murali Kartik
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| Batting style | Left-hand bat | |
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| Bowling type | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Tests | ODIs | |
| Matches | 8 | 30 |
| Runs scored | 88 | 89 |
| Batting average | 9.77 | 12.71 |
| 100s/50s | -/- | -/- |
| Top score | 43 | 32* |
| Balls bowled | 1932 | 1530 |
| Wickets | 24 | 27 |
| Bowling average | 34.16 | 48.59 |
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - |
| 10 wickets in match | - | n/a |
| Best bowling | 4/44 | 3/36 |
| Catches/stumpings | 2/- | 10/- |
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As of 12 February 2006 |
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Murali Kartik pronunciation (born September 11, 1976 in Madras - now Chennai) is an Indian cricketer who sporadically represented the Indian cricket team since 2000 but has not been selected since early 2006. He is a specialist slow left arm orthodox bowler known for his loopy trajectory and ability to spin and bounce, but has found international selection blocked by the presence of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh.[1] He is also a left handed batsman, and although he has had some success with the bat at first-class level with 11 half-centuries, he has not been able to repeat this at international level.[1]
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[edit] Early years
In his youth, Kartik was a medium pacer,[2] before switching to a left arm finger spinner in the classical mould, Kartik grew up trying to emulate past Indian orthodox spinners Bishen Singh Bedi, Maninder Singh and Venkatapathy Raju. He also garnered attention for what was perceived to be a fiery attitude, but took pride in Kapil Dev saying "I have never seen a player with such an attitude towards the game in my 20 years of international cricket."[3] Kartik made his first class debut for Railways in the Ranji Trophy in 1996/97, against Vidarbha, and marked his debut with a hat trick in the first innings, finishing with 10/55.[4][5] He ended the season with 16 wickets at 19.37,[6] and 185 runs at 20 including a 74,[7] but was overlooked for the Central Zone selection for the Duleep Trophy.[8] The following season he managed 14 wickets at 18.42,[9] but was dropped in the later stages of the tournament.[10] He played more regularly in 1998/99, taking 29 wickets in seven matches at 19.3 to be the 13th highest wicket-taker.[11] He was rewarded with selection for Central Zone and claimed 7/95 in the final to help them defeat West Zone in Aurangabad to claim the Duleep Trophy,[12] and was the leading wicket-taker during the tournament.[13]
[edit] Early international career
After further strong Ranji performances in the 1999/2000 season, taking 17 wickets at 10.11 including a haul of 12/93 against Vidharbha,[14] Kartik made his debut in February 2000, playing in both Tests against South Africa at Mumbai and Bangalore as India sought a second spinner to accompany Anil Kumble, after Harbhajan Singh's performance in the role in the previous season had been deemed inadequate. Kartik performed steadily, taking six wickets at 33.5.[15]
Kartik was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore, after earlier having made his Test debut in early 2000 in a home series against South Africa.[16] However, his stay was cut short along with that of Harbhajan Singh, when they were expelled by the director Hanumant Singh over disciplinary issues.[17]
In the 2000/01 season, he played in one Test against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe respectively in India, taking 1/42 and 2/66. Captain Sourav Ganguly did not show much confidence in him, by only affording him frequent but short spells.[2] Kartik compounded his problems by taking his Duleep Trophy wickets at an average of 131, taking only three wickets in three matches.[18] The selectors were unsatisfied by these performances, and despite a shoulder injury to Kumble, Kartik was discarded as India hosted Australia in the 2001 Border Gavaskar Trophy.[15] Harbhajan was recalled and took 32 wickets at 17 to permanently establish himself as India's favoured spinner.
A serious back injury in 2001 forced Kartik to travel to Adelaide for treatment, which was funded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.[3] He managed to make a successful comeback in the 2001/02 Duleep Trophy, being the fourth highest wicket taker, with 34 at an average of 17.[19]
[edit] Later career
Since then, Kartik has been India's third choice Test spinner behind Kumble and Harbhajan, only playing due to their injuries or when India selected three spinners. Kartik was called into the Test squad to tour New Zealand in late 2002 after Kumble withdrew,[2] but did not play as India only fielded one spin bowler. As a result, Kartik did not play another Test match until early 2004, almost three years later. After taking 6/117 and 5/140 for India A against Sri Lanka A,[20][21] Kartik made his first overseas appearance for India, after replacing the injured Harbhajan midway through the 2003/04 tour of Australia.[22] He played in the final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground when India fielded two spinners. He was punished by the Australian batsmen, taking 1/211.[15]
Kartik did in the intervening period have opportunities in the ODI format, playing in four consecutive matches in 2002/03 in India against the West Indies, but after taking four wickets at 49.75, he was overlooked for the 2003 Cricket World Cup as Harbhajan and Kumble were preferred. After the World Cup, Kartik gained semi-regular appearances during the TVS and on the Australian tour, competing with Kumble for a regular position in the team. Despite only taking 1/178 in the VB series, he was retained for the ODI tour of Pakistan, taking five wickets at 32.8. Harbhajan's return from injury in late 2004 meant that he would only play two ODIs until late 2005.[23]
Kartik did not play in another Test until October 2004, in the Third Test against Australia in Nagpur, when Harbhajan was ill, taking 5/131. He held his place for final Test in Mumbai as India fielded three spinners, and took 7/76 in a man of the match performance which saw India win be 13 runs. Both of these performances occurred under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid with Ganguly injured, in which Kartik netted his wickets at an average of 17.5 compared to 51.08 under Ganguly's leadership. Kartik played the last of his eight Tests in a subsequent match against South Africa in Kanpur, taking 2/93 under Ganguly's command, being dropped after India did not use three spinners in subsequent matches.[15]
He enjoyed more opportunities in the ODI arena in 2005, when Kumble was dropped by newly appointed coach Greg Chappell due to his lack of athleticism, as well as the introduction of the experimental rules which allowed the use of substitutes, thus opening an extra position in the team. Kartik played in ten of the twelve ODIs which India hosted during the summer, he took eight wickets at 30 in the series against Sri Lanka, but went wicketless in the South African series. After conceding 64 runs against Pakistan, he replaced in early 2006 in the Test and ODI squad by 17-year-old legspinner Piyush Chawla and off-spinner Ramesh Powar respectively.[23]
He has joined Middlesex as an overseas registration for the 2007 season.[24]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Rajesh, S. Murali Kartik. Cricinfo. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ a b c Vasu, Anand. "Murali Kartik, belligerent practitioner of a difficult art", Cricinfo, 2002-11-26. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ a b "Murali Kartik - on the comeback trail", Cricinfo, 2001-11-23. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ Krishnan, Sankhya. "He sees something positive in every situation", Cricinfo, 2000-04-30. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ Railways v Vidarbha at Delhi 7-10 Nov 1996. Cricinfo. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ Bowling - Most Wickets. Cricinfo. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ Batting - Most Runs. Cricinfo. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ Best Bowling Averages. Cricinfo. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ Bowling - Most Wickets. Cricinfo. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ Ranji Trophy 1997-98, Super league. Cricinfo. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ Bowling - Most Wickets. Cricinfo. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ Final: Central Zone vs West Zone at Auranagabad, 17-21 Dec 1998. Cricinfo. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ Bowling - Most Wickets. Cricinfo. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ Vidarbha v Railways at Nagpur 31 Oct - 3 Nova 1999. Cricinfo. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ a b c d M Kartik - Tests - Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved on February 12, 2007.
- ^ Ramchand, Partab. "First list of NCA trainees", Cricinfo, 2000-04-15. Retrieved on February 8, 2007.
- ^ Ramchand, Partab. "Three players offloaded from National Cricket Academy", Cricinfo, 2000-06-20. Retrieved on February 8, 2007.
- ^ Bowling - Most Wickets. Cricinfo. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ Bowling - Most Wickets. Cricinfo. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ "Kartik fashions India A triumph", Cricinfo, 2003-12-03. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/SL-A_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/SL-A_IND-A_06-09DEC2003.html
- ^ "Kartik joins Indian team in Australia", Cricinfo, 2003-12-11. Retrieved on February 12, 2007.
- ^ a b M Kartik - ODIs - Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ "Kartik joins Middlesex for 2007", Cricinfo, 2006-10-18. Retrieved on February 12, 2007.
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Kartik, Murali |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Indian test cricketeer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chennai, India |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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