Full Name

Konda Bhaskir Arun Karthik

Born

February 15, 1986, Walajapet, Tamil Nadu

Age

38y 33d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak Googly

Fielding Position

Occasional Wicketkeeper

Playing Role

Wicketkeeper Batter

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

Arun Karthik Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
FC9716015553315138.151011454.701230637521545
List A8981102192106*30.87251087.3311320637550
T20s958217139589*21.461125124.000712343675

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC9791329321/01/046.504.2266.0000
List A891119214562/92/924.164.5332.0000
T20s952244421/131/1322.0011.0012.0000

Recent Matches of Arun Karthik

MatchBatWktDateGroundFormat
Puducherry vs Himachal14 & 201c/0s16-Feb-2024PuducherryFC
Puducherry vs J + K50 & 01c/0s & 2c/0s09-Feb-2024PuducherryFC
Puducherry vs Odisha110 & 58*4c/0s & 1c/0s02-Feb-2024CuttackFC
Puducherry vs M. Pradesh11 & 263c/0s & 3c/0s26-Jan-2024PuducherryFC
Puducherry vs Uttarakhand6 & 330c/0s & 1c/0s19-Jan-2024DehradunFC

Photos of Arun Karthik

Lyca Kovai Kings captain M Shahrukh Khan and Nellai Royal Kings captain KB Arun Karthik pose with the TNPL trophy
Dindigul Dragons captain B Indrajith and Nellai Royal Kings captain KB Arun Karthik greet each other
KB Arun Karthik struck a 61-ball hundred
Abhishek Tanwar, N Jagadeesan, KB Arun Karthik at a TNPL event
KB Arun Karthik and Swarupam Purkayastha greet each other after putting up the only fifty partnership of the match
Arun Karthik celebrates his century