Murali Vijay

Murali Vijay Krishna

Born April 1, 1984, Chennai

Current age 24 years 219 days

Major teams Tamil Nadu

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Career statistics
First-class debut -
Delhi v Tamil Nadu at Delhi, Nov 23-26, 2006

Last First-class -
India A v New Zealand A at Chennai, Oct 3-6, 2008

List A debut -
Karnataka v Tamil Nadu at Secunderabad, Feb 16, 2006

Last List A India Blue v India Red at Cuttack, Oct 26, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut - Goa v Tamil Nadu at Visakhapatnam, Apr 4, 2007

Last Twenty20 - Punjab v Tamil Nadu at Mumbai (BS), Apr 21, 2007
Murali Vijay

Murali Vijay Profile

A tall, solid opening batsman, M Vijay was an instant success in his debut Ranji season with Tamil Nadu, finishing as the third-highest run-getter with 628 runs in seven games at a 50-plus average.

His half-century on debut was a sign of things to come, as he followed it up with 179 against Andhra in his home ground and rounded off the season with 277 runs in the Ranji one-dayers, finishing second in the run charts for his state. He shrugged off an ordinary start to the 2007-08 season with an unbeaten double hundred against Saurashtra and almost matched his exploits from the previous season, boosting his selection for the Duleep Trophy. He carried on his good form to the one-day tournament, averaging an impressive 51 in seven matches, pushing his selection in a fringe Indian squad for a short tour of Israel.

Vijay was picked for the India A squad to face New Zealand A in two Tests at the start of the 2008-09 season, and scored 200 runs in four innings. Included in the India Red team for the Challenger Trophy, he finished as the tournament's second-highest run-getter. He carried that form into the first game of the Ranji Trophy, with 243 against Maharashtra.

With Gautam Gambhir facing a one-Test ban, Vijay was called up as cover for the fourth Test against Australia in Nagpur. The next day he was included in the squad for the first three ODIs against England.
Murali Vijay Krishna started his "First-class" Cricket career against Delhi Cricket team, which was held at Delhi from November 23 to 26 in 2006. He has played in altogether 17 "First-class" matches with an average of 46.60. His total scorecard reading in these matches is 1305 runs, which includes four centuries, two half-centuries, 147 fours and 20 sixes. The highest score of Murali Vijay Krishna in any of the "First-class" matches is 230 runs and striking rate is 43.05.

While in bowling, Murali Vijay Krishna has taken only one wicket by losing 32 runs out of the 60 balls he played in the "First-class" matches. His bowling average is 32.00 and economy is 3.20. The latest "First-class" match of Murali Vijay Krishna was against East Zone Cricket team, which was held at Mumbai from February 3 to 6 in 2008.

In the "List A" matches, Murali Vijay Krishna had his debut against Karnataka team, which was held at Secunderabad on February 26 in 2006. He has played in overall nine "List A" matches with an average of 36.88. His total score in these matches is 332 runs, which includes one century, a half-century, 32 fours and four sixes. The maximum score of Murali Vijay Krishna in any of the "List A" matches is 112 runs and striking rate is 69.31.

With ball in hand, Murali Vijay Krishna, could not collect any wicket and has given six runs out of the 12 balls he played in the "List A" matches. His bowling economy in these matches is 3.50. His latest "List A" match was against Uttar Pradesh, which was held at Delhi on March 20 in 2007.

The "Twenty20" match debut of Murali Vijay Krishna was against Goa, which was held at Visakhapatnam on April 4 in 2007. He has played in nine "Twenty20" matches with an average of 18.28. The total scorecard reading of Murali Vijay Krishna in these matches is 128 runs, which includes six fours and five sixes. His highest score in any of the "Twenty20" matches is 35 runs and striking rate is 120.75.

Whereas in bowling, Murali Vijay Krishna could not pick up any wicket and has given for runs out of the six balls he played in the "Twenty20" matches. His bowling economy is 4.00 in these matches. Murali Vijay Krishna`s latest "Twenty20" match was against Punjab team, which was held at Mumbai on April 21 in 2007.

Cricket: India name Murali Vijay in place of suspended Gambhir
India won the toss and elected to bat in the fourth and final Test against Australia at the newly built Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Jamtha here today.
India capped Murali Vijay, a 24-yar-old Tamil Nadu player who got the chance to represent the country in the highest level of the game because regular opener Gautam Gambhir had to sit out after being banned by the ICC from playing in the tie for an altercation with Australian all rounder Cameron White in the third Test at Delhi.