Arun Karthik
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Konda Bhaskir Arun Karthik (born 15 February 1986 in Walajapet
, Tamil Nadu
) is an India
n cricket
er, who currently plays for Tamil Nadu
and is a member of the Royal Challengers Bangalore
squad. Karthik is a right-hand batsman and leg-spin bowler.
Karthik made his List A debut for Sri Lankan side Badureliya Sports Club in November 2007, scoring 38. He was an ever-present in the Badureliya one-day team during the 2007-08 season and finished as their highest runscorer.
In November 2008 Karthik made his first-class
debut for Tamil Nadu against Karnataka
, opening the innings he scored 149, sharing in a 246-run stand with Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan
.
His brilliant final ball six against Southern Redbacks sealed a semifinal spot for Royal Challengers Bangalore in CLT20 2011 brings him in the limelight.
Walajapet
Walajapet is a locality and part of Vellore district in the state of Tamil Nadu. The streets in the town forms square shape which is unique feature of the town. It will be easy for you to reach any part of the town with this kind of infra structure...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
) is an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er, who currently plays for Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu cricket team
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Team ; , competes in the Super League of the Ranji Trophy, the top cricketing competition in India. The team finished as runners-up behind Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy in the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons establishing themselves as one of the strongest teams in the country...
and is a member of the Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr...
squad. Karthik is a right-hand batsman and leg-spin bowler.
Karthik made his List A debut for Sri Lankan side Badureliya Sports Club in November 2007, scoring 38. He was an ever-present in the Badureliya one-day team during the 2007-08 season and finished as their highest runscorer.
In November 2008 Karthik made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Tamil Nadu against Karnataka
Karnataka cricket team
Karnataka cricket team is a cricket team that represents the Indian state of Karnataka in domestic first class cricket. One of the strongest teams in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group, it has produced many of the Indian cricket team's leading players throughout its existence...
, opening the innings he scored 149, sharing in a 246-run stand with Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan
Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan
Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan is an Indian cricketer. He is the son of cricketer Venkatraman Sivaramakrishnan and nephew of Venkatraman Ramnarayan. Vidyut has a sibling, Nikhil. Vidyut is married to Ms.Sharanya and lives in Chennai, India....
.
His brilliant final ball six against Southern Redbacks sealed a semifinal spot for Royal Challengers Bangalore in CLT20 2011 brings him in the limelight.