Full name Konda Bhaskir Arun Karthik
Born February 15, 1986, Walajapet, Tamil Nadu
Current age 32 years 69 days
Major teams Badureliya Sports Club, Chennai Super Kings, Madurai Super Giant, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Tamil Nadu
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Fielding position Occasional wicketkeeper
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 67 | 109 | 10 | 3781 | 151 | 38.19 | 7258 | 52.09 | 8 | 20 | 456 | 41 | 94 | 3 |
| List A | 54 | 52 | 5 | 1423 | 106* | 30.27 | 1643 | 86.60 | 1 | 8 | 124 | 23 | 31 | 0 |
T20s 
|
63 | 53 | 13 | 831 | 76* | 20.77 | 669 | 124.21 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 27 | 44 | 3 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 67 | 9 | 132 | 93 | 2 | 1/0 | 1/0 | 46.50 | 4.22 | 66.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 54 | 10 | 180 | 133 | 5 | 2/9 | 2/9 | 26.60 | 4.43 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
T20s
|
63 | 2 | 24 | 44 | 2 | 1/13 | 1/13 | 22.00 | 11.00 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | Karnataka v Tamil Nadu at Bengaluru, Nov 10-13, 2008 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Kerala v Vidarbha at Surat, Dec 7-11, 2017 scorecard |
| List A debut | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Katunayake, Nov 14, 2007 scorecard |
| Last List A | Kerala v Maharashtra at Bilaspur, Feb 17, 2018 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Kerala v Tamil Nadu at Visakhapatnam, Sep 25, 2009 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Karnataka v Kerala at Vizianagaram, Jan 14, 2018 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Kerala | v Maharashtra | Bilaspur | 17 Feb 2018 | LA |
| 54 | Kerala | v U. Pradesh | Dharamsala | 15 Feb 2018 | LA |
| 0/9, 11 | Kerala | v Delhi | Dharamsala | 13 Feb 2018 | LA |
| 6 | Kerala | v Tripura | Dharamsala | 11 Feb 2018 | LA |
| 22 | Kerala | v H. Pradesh | Nadaun | 9 Feb 2018 | LA |
| 5 | Kerala | v Bengal | Nadaun | 7 Feb 2018 | LA |
| 13 | Kerala | v Karnataka | Vizianagaram | 14 Jan 2018 | T20 |
| 37* | Kerala | v Goa | Visakhapatnam | 12 Jan 2018 | T20 |
| 1 | Kerala | v Andhra | Visakhapatnam | 11 Jan 2018 | T20 |
| 31 | Kerala | v Tamil Nadu | Visakhapatnam | 9 Jan 2018 | T20 |
A right-handed top-order batsman and occasional opener, Arun Karthik began his first-class career with 149 on debut against Karnataka in 2008-09. He was part of a power-packed Tamil Nadu batting quintet that season, scoring 344 runs in four games. Arun Karthik began his mainstream career in Sri Lanka, where he represented Badureliya Sports Club for one season. He was the leading run-scorer for his club, with 213 runs in nine games in the 50-over tournament. Karthik is currently settling into his role as a regular top-order batsman for Tamil Nadu. He enjoyed good returns in 2009-10, scoring 573 Ranji runs at 53.19. He initially had an IPL contract with Chennai Super Kings and was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011. That move paid off quite spectacularly in the Champions League later that year, when his last-ball six against South Australia took Royal Challengers to the semi-finals.
Kanishkaa Balachandran
- Samson hits third ton in a row, Kerala set Saurashtra 405 target (Nov 19, 2017)
- Assam open with win after Karthik, Verma fifties (Feb 26, 2017)
- Jharkhand slump to third straight loss (Feb 1, 2017)
- Karnataka enforce follow-on; Assam eye crucial lead (Nov 25, 2015)
- Assam miffed by 'dangerous wicket' in Pune (Nov 24, 2015)
Nov 7, 2016
KB Arun Karthik and Swarupam Purkayastha greet each other after putting up the only fifty partnership of the match
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Oct 10, 2015
Arun Karthik celebrates his century
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Dec 14, 2014
Arun Karthik pushes the ball down the ground
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