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IPL playerIndia2008 to 2014

Murali Kartik

On scorecards: M Kartik · Right-hand bat

7
Seasons
56
Matches
113
Runs
SR 104.6
31
Wickets
econ 7.22
0
Titles
1
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2008 to 2014 · Sources

Murali Kartik, a bowler, played seven IPL seasons for four franchises.

The arrival

Murali Kartik arrived through the auction: Kolkata Knight Riders paid ₹1.70 cr (US$425k), against a base price of ₹80 lakh, at the very first IPL auction.

That first season brought 6 matches, 30 runs and 3 wickets at 8.66 an over.

The peak

The best season was 2010, for Kolkata Knight Riders: 9 wickets at 6.46 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.91, with best figures of 2 for 20.

Franchise by franchise

2008 to 2010, Kolkata Knight Riders. Bought at the 2008 auction for ₹1.70 cr. 26 matches and 16 wickets.

2011 to 2012, Pune Warriors. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹1.80 cr. 17 matches and 5 wickets.

2013, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Arrived outside the auction. 11 matches and 9 wickets.

2014, Kings XI Punjab. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹1 cr. 2 matches and 1 wicket.

4 spells with four franchises in all. The longest was with Kolkata Knight Riders, 2008 to 2010.

How the wickets came

With the ball, 31 wickets in 1,154 deliveries, at 7.22 runs an over against a league rate of 7.64 for the same seasons: 0.42 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time.

33.3% of the balls Murali Kartik bowled were dots, a lower share than 64% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 37.1 balls.

The fielding record: 18 catches and 3 run-outs.

At the auction

Murali Kartik went under the hammer three times. The highest price was ₹1.80 cr (US$400k), paid by Pune Warriors in 2011.

Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.

The legacy

Murali Kartik made 56 IPL appearances, the last for Kings XI Punjab in 2014, and won 1 player-of-the-match award.

Season by season

Batting, bowling and fielding for each IPL season. SR is strike rate, Econ runs per over, POTM player-of-the-match awards; * not out.
SeasonTeamMRunsHSAvgSR50/100WktsEconBestCtPOTM
2008Kolkata Knight Riders6301710.0111.10/038.663/174
2009Kolkata Knight Riders102111*–105.00/045.912/281
2010Kolkata Knight Riders10222111.0100.00/096.462/2041
2011Pune Warriors6121112.080.00/017.781/271
2012Pune Warriors112614*–123.80/047.352/143
2013Royal Challengers Bangalore1122*2.066.70/097.282/244
2014Kings XI Punjab20–––0/0111.381/511

Franchise journey

Ball-by-ball detail

Career totals from ball-by-ball data, not split by season; included only where they agree exactly with the runs and wickets on this page.
MetricValue
Dot balls faced28.7%
Balls per four15.4
Balls per six108
Dot balls bowled33.3%
Balls per wicket37.1
Catches18
Run-outs3
Stumpings0

At the auction

From the IPL auction archive; prices in lakh and crore of rupees, with the US dollar price for the auctions that were conducted in dollars (2008 to 2013).
AuctionSetBase priceResult
2008Set H₹80 lakhSold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹1.70 cr (US$425k)
2011–₹90 lakhSold to Pune Warriors for ₹1.80 cr (US$400k)
2014SP1₹1 crSold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹1 cr

Sources