Players / Friends Life t20 / Murali Kartik

Kolkata v Bangalore, IPL 2013, Ranchi

Ranchi pitch proved tough task, say Kallis and Kartik

May 13, 2013: Royal Challengers managed just 115 for 9 against Knight Riders in Ranchi, but their left-arm spinner Murali Kartik said his batsmen ended just about 10 short of a defendable total given the conditions

Kolkata v Bangalore, IPL 2013, Ranchi

Kartik wins in Royal Challengers' loss

May 12, 2013: It is hazardous to go by bowlers' figures in T20, but his figures of 4-0-17-1 in defence of just 115 were possibly an accurate reflection of how well he bowled

'The basic way of playing spin is to rotate the strike'

Nov 12, 2012: Mike Gatting, Graham Thorpe and Murali Kartik on how England need to bat against the Indian spinners

Murali Kartik

'Every time I go to the washroom I have a shower'

Sep 24, 2012: Don't go greeting Murali Kartik if you've just had a roll in the mud. And don't ask him what he did to be kept out of the Indian squad either

'There's no wild slogging now'

Sep 19, 2012: In the decade or so that it has been around, how have players adapted to the rhythms of the shortest format? We asked a batsman, a spinner and a fast bowler for their views

Surrey v Nottinghamshire, The Oval, 4th day

Surrey spinners secure status

Sep 7, 2012: Surrey played like a team that wanted to end their last match at home on a high and did so with a chilled 195-run victory

Somerset v Surrey, Taunton, 3rd day

Surrey express regret after Kartik 'Mankading'

Aug 30, 2012: Gareth Batty effectively admitted that he made a mistake "in the heat of battle" in not withdrawing appeal after Murali Kartik after he had run out a Somerset batsman while backing up

Somerset v Surrey, Taunton, 3rd day

Kartik run-out of Barrow sparks anger

Aug 30, 2012: Surrey were booed from the field here and called "a disgrace to cricket" by angry spectators after their India spinner Murali Kartik ran out Somerset batsmen Alex Barrow for backing up too far

India news

'You're the angel we all strive to be'

Aug 20, 2012: Murali Kartik writes to his Lachhi mama

Surrey v Middlesex, The Oval, 4th day

Batty holds nerve in eight-run win

Aug 18, 2012: Gareth Batty led Surrey to their first Championship victory since he was appointed captain by taking 6 for 83 to secure a dramatic eight-run victory over Middlesex

Surrey v Middlesex, The Oval, 2nd day

Kartik five brings Surrey back in

Aug 16, 2012: The golden age of the overseas spinner may have passed, but The Oval remains as good a place as any for county twirlers to show off their skills

Glam v Northants, Flt20 Mids/West Group, Cardiff

De Lange puts Glamorgan in a spin

Jun 30, 2012: Northamptonshire celebrated their first win of this season's Friends Life t20 after coasting to a nine-wicket victory over Glamorgan in Cardiff.

Hampshire v Surrey, Flt20 South Group, West End

Top order collapse costs Surrey

Jun 30, 2012: Surrey's top order suffered a dramatic collapse as in-form Hampshire cruised to their fourth successive Friends Life t20 victory at West End.

India news

Pune Warriors players in the dark about future

Feb 7, 2012: A day after the BCCI extended an olive branch to sort out issues with Sahara, the Pune Warriors players still remain in the dark about their future

Ranji Trophy Elite League 2011-12, 5th round, 3rd day

Kartik gets five in Railways' first victory

Dec 8, 2011: A round-up of the action from the third day of the fifth round of matches from the Ranji Trophy Elite League 2011-12

County news

Surrey swoop for Kartik

Dec 1, 2011: Surrey have signed Indian left-arm spinner Murali Kartik for the whole of the 2012 season

County news

Middlesex set sights on Gayle

Oct 20, 2011: Although the English winter is drawing in there is still plenty happening around the county circuit. During the off-season, ESPNcricinfo will keep you up to date with major developments, news and the odd quirky story

Somerset v Lancashire, Taunton, 4th day

Lancashire win Championship after 77-year wait

Sep 15, 2011: On another dramatic final day of a County Championship season Lancashire secured their first outright title since 1934

Somerset v Lancashire, Taunton, 2nd day

Determined Lancashire stay in title race

Sep 13, 2011: If anyone believed the Championship race was over after the first day of the final round of matches, their views must surely have been dispelled by day two

Somerset v Sussex, Taunton, 3rd day

Thomas stars in Sussex slump

Aug 4, 2011: Alfonso Thomas completed match figures of 10 for 88 as Somerset moved into the thick of the County Championship Division One title race with a nine-wicket victory over Sussex at Taunton