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Murali Kartik |
Full Name: Murali Kartik
Born: 11 September 1976, Madras (now Chennai),
Tamil Nadu
Major Teams: Railways, India.
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Wisden overview
A left-arm spinner in the classical mould,
Murali Kartik has long been on the fringe of the national team. He has
a high arm action straight from the coaching manual, and has all the weapons
in his armoury - the tantalising loop, the ability to extract sharp turn
and bounce, and the subtle variations. But he hasn’t had the breaks. He
forced his way into the Indian team by sheer weight of wickets, but didn’t
seem to enjoy his captain’s confidence and was either used as a defensive
option or underbowled. Kartik was injured for much of the 2000-01 season,
but forced his way into the one-day team against West Indies with a bagful
of wickets in domestic cricket. Bowling with exceptional control and guile,
Kartik immediately lent an incisive edge to the attack, keeping the runs
in check and taking wickets in the middle overs. Despite that performance,
a place in the World Cup squad remained elusive. He did tour the West Indies
and England with the A teams, and remains a good bet to come back into
the Indian team in both forms of the game.
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