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Murali Kartik - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

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Updated on April 08, 2026

Explore Murali Kartik net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Slow left-handed orthodox bowler for Railways, who was a pioneer in the field of orthodox bowling and won the Challenger Trophy in 2005 for the Indian Seniors. In this article, we will discover how old is Murali Kartik? Who is Murali Kartik dating now & how much money does Murali Kartik have?

NameMurali Kartik
First NameMurali
Last NameKartik
OccupationCricket Player
BirthdaySeptember 11
Birth Year1976
Place of BirthChennai
Home TownTamil Nadu
Birth CountryIndia
Birth SignVirgo
Full/Birth Name
ParentsMurali Ramaswamy
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseShweta Kartik
Children(s)Not Available

Murali Kartik Biography

Murali Kartik is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on September 11, 1976 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Kapil dev, a legendary cricketer and coach, highly praised his game.

Born on 11 September 1976 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Murali Kartik wanted to be a genetic engineer. He was a medium pacer in his early years, 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 coach Kapil Dev saying of him “I have never seen a player with such an attitude towards the game in my 20 years of international cricket”.

Murali Kartik ( pronunciation (help ·info ) , born 11 September 1976) is an Indian former cricketer who sporadically represented the national team from 2000 to 2007. He was a specialist slow left arm orthodox bowler known for his loopy trajectory and ability to spin and bounce, but has found international selection blocked during his prime years by the presence of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. He is also a left-handed batsman, and although he has had some success with the bat at first-class level with 19 half-centuries, he has not been able to repeat this at international level.

He married Shweta Kartik in 2003.

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Kartik took only one wicket in the next two matches, which Australia won. In the seventh and final match, Kartik took a career best of 6/27 from 10 overs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to bowl Australia out for 193. The tourists had reached 2/117 after 19.4 overs, scoring at over six runs and over before Kartik removed Brad Hodge and Andrew Symonds from consecutive balls. He failed to get his hat-trick, but in the 32nd over he removed Brad Haddin from the first ball, and then Brad Hogg and Brett Lee from the fourth and fifth balls. Again Kartik missed the hat-trick opportunity, but returned to claim his six wicket. In reply, India had fallen to 8/143 before Kartik chipped in with an unbeaten 21 from 34 balls in an unbroken 52-run stand with Zaheer Khan, guiding India to a two-wicket victory. Kartik was recognised by being selected as the man of the match. Kartik then made his T20 international debut, taking 0/27 from four overs in an Indian win over Australia.

Murali Kartik Net Worth

Murali is one of the richest Cricket Player from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Murali Kartik's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

For disciplinary reasons, he was expelled by the National Cricket Academy and was eventually allowed to return to the Delhi junior cricket system.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeCricket Player
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

The following season in 1995–96, Kartik had a more successful season for Railways Under-19s. He started with 5/73 and 5/55 against Madhya Pradesh and made it three five-wicket hauls in a row with 5/42 against Vidarbha. He took another five-wicket haul later in the season against Rajasthan and ended the competition with 38 wickets at 18.94 in seven matches. Railways made the final, where they faced Punjab. Kartik was Railways’ most effective bowler, taking 4/57 in Punjab’s first innings of 310. He then made 14 not out as Railways ceded a first innings lead, which was enough to give Punjab the title as the match ended in a draw. Kartik took 3/138 in the second innings. After the final, newly crowned champions took on the Rest of India, and Kartik took 2/25 and 4/89 to help his team to a six-wicket victory. Kartik had a less successful time in the zonal one-dayers for Central, taking only one wicket in three matches. He also improved his batting marginally, scoring 57 and three other double-digit scores.

The following season, 1996–97, Kartik was promoted into the senior ranks. In his first match, a List A fixture against Madhya Pradesh, Kartik took 2/27 from his allotment of ten overs but was unable to prevent a four-wicket loss. He made his first-class debut the next day against the same team and sent down 16 overs taking a total of 1/18 in a drawn match. In a close-run match, Madhya Pradesh were 8/89, 17 runs short with two wickets in hand when time ran out. Kartik had scored a rearguard 47 in the second innings, without which Madhya Pradesh would have won. In his next first-class match, against Vidarbha, he took a hat-trick in the first innings, ending with 6/28, helping to bowl Vidarbha out for 130. He then took 3/27 in the second innings as Vidarbha made only 95 to cede victory to Railways. He ended the season with 16 wickets at 19.37, and 185 runs at 20.55 including a 74 against Bengal, but was overlooked for the Central Zone selection for the Duleep Trophy after taking only six wickets in his last four matches for the season. In four one-dayers for Railways, Kartik took seven wickets at 12.42, including a match-winning 4/13 against Rajasthan.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In five matches for his new team during the 1994–95, he took 24 wickets at 14.58 including a haul of 5/28 against Vidarbha. He was rewarded with selection in the Under-19 Central Zone team for the zonal one-day tournament, taking five wickets at 25.00 in four matches. He had little success with the bat, scoring 47 on one occasion during the season, but otherwise only aggregating nine runs in six innings.

Who is Murali Kartik Dating?

According to our records, Murali Kartik married to Shweta Kartik . As of January 13, 2024, Murali Kartik’s is not dating anyone.

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After starting out in the Delhi junior system, Kartik moved through the age group ranks at Railways, was selected for the Indian Under-19 team. He made his first-class debut in 1996–97 and after a few productive seasons at domestic level, made his Test debut in early-2000 as Kumble’s bowling partner. However, he ran into disciplinary problems and was expelled from the National Cricket Academy in the same year, while new national captain Sourav Ganguly was reluctant to entrust him with responsibility. Ganguly called for off spinner Harbhajan to be recalled in 2001, and was rewarded with a series-winning performance against Australia. This entrenched the off spinner in the team and left Kartik on the outer.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Murali Kartik height 6 ft 0 in Murali weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height6 ft 0 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

Kartik started out in the junior system at Delhi. He broke into their Under-16 team in December 1992, and took a match total of 10/74 on debut against Himachal Pradesh, as well as scoring 52 not out in an innings victory. He took 2/91 in the next match against Haryana, but could no longer play in the Under-16s because of his advancing age. He could not break into the Under-19s at Delhi, and played no further youth domestic matches for two years, when he transferred to Railways and broke into their Under-19 team.

At the start of the 1998–99 season, Kartik took 23 wickets for Vijay Cricket Club in the Chennai League. He played more regularly in the 1998–99 Ranji Trophy, taking 29 wickets in seven matches at 19.3 to be the 13th highest wicket-taker. This included a 3/8 and 4/62 in an innings win over Rajasthan, and 5/84 and 5/55 in the last two matches of the campaign against Tamil Nadu and Delhi. He also added 29 and 53 with the bat against Tamil Nadu to help stave off a defeat after his team had trailed by over 200 on the first innings.

Top Facts about Murali Kartik

  1. Murali Kartik is a former Indian cricketer who played as a left-arm spinner.
  2. He represented India in 8 Test matches and 37 One Day Internationals (ODIs).
  3. Kartik took 24 wickets in Tests and 37 wickets in ODIs for India.
  4. He made his international debut against South Africa in March 2000.
  5. Kartik’s best bowling figures in Tests were 6/181 against Australia.
  6. In ODIs, his best performance was taking 6/27 against Australia.
  7. He played domestic cricket for teams like Railways, Tamil Nadu, and Surrey.
  8. Kartik had an impressive first-class career with over 600 wickets.
  9. He also played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for various franchises.
  10. After retiring from cricket, he became a commentator and analyst.
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Facts & Trivia

Murali Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Murali Kartik celebrates birthday on September 11 of every year.

Despite the modest returns during the season, Kartik was selected for an India A tour of Pakistan in February and March 1998. In four first-class matches, which were persistently curtailed by the weather, Kartik bowled only 31 overs, and only two in the two matches against Pakistan A. He finished with four wickets at 27.50. In the two one-dayers, he proved expensive, taking 1/53 and 0/73 from ten overs each, as Pakistan won both matches easily.

What does Murali Kartik wear on his neck?

Renowned for wearing a beaded necklace for much of his career, Kartik revealed that it was less an accessory and more a talisman. On their first anniversary, Kartik and his wife were each given a beaded necklace in a temple. The couple were told that it would help keep them calm.

Why did Murali Kartik retire?

Kartik revealed that getting dropped was hard for him to deal with and he struggled with it for years until former teammates V.V.S. Laxman convinced him to retire.

What is the age of Murali Kartik?

45 years (September 11, 1976)

What happened to Murali Kartik in 2012?

Murali Kartik was a regular in English county for many years. He played for Lancashire, Middlesex, Somerset and Surrey. Former India left-arm spinner Murali Kartik revealed that his wife once had to run away from the ground after he had ‘mankaded’ Alex Barrow in a County match in England in 2012.

Who is Nikita vanjara?

Nikita is the wife of Indian cricketer Murali Vijay and the ex-wife of Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik.

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