Murali Vijay

In this Indian name, the name Murali is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Vijay.

Murali Vijay

Personal information
Full name	Murali Vijay Krishna
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm off break
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	India
Only Test	6 November 2008 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2005 – present	Tamil Nadu
2009 - present	Chennai Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition Tests FC LA Matches 2 33 28 Runs scored 161 2,861 1,220 Batting average 53.66 55.01 45.18 100s/50s 0/1 7/13 4/5 Top score 87 243 112 Balls bowled – 186 75 Wickets – 1 4 Bowling average – 118.00 13.50 5 wickets in innings – 0 0 10 wickets in match – 0 n/a Best bowling – 1/16 3/13 Catches/stumpings 3/– 36/– 15/–
Source: CricketArchive, 17 October 2009

Murali Vijay (born April 1, 1984 in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman.

Vijay made his Test debut against Australia in the Fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, in Nagpur, in November 2008.

Of Vijay's technique, former Australian captain Allan Border said "His defensive shots are so assured. And he looks comfortable of both front and back foot. And when he attacks, he doesn't go hard at the deliveries. I can see why this young man is playing".

Following his performance in his debut Test, Vijay was selected for the Indian ODI team for the first three matches against a touring England team. He did not get to play, and was dropped after the first three matches upon the return of senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar from a break.

In December 2009, Vijay was given another opportunity in the Test team when Gambhir withdrew from the Third and final Test against Sri Lanka at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

Vijay was taken on the tour of Bangladesh in January 2010 as the reserve batsman, and he was called into the team after V. V. S. Laxman injured a finger in the First Test. Vijay played in the Second Test in Mirpur in Laxman's No. 5 position, scoring 30. In the same match, No. 3 batsman Rahul Dravid was injured after being hit under the jaw by a bouncer, so Vijay then played in Dravid's position in the two-Test home series against South Africa.

Vijay debuted in ODIs against South Africa in the third and final one dayer on Feb 27 2010. He scored 25 runs off 16 balls.

His first century for Chennai Super Kings was in the third season of the IPL where he scored 127 runs of 56 balls against the Rajasthan Royals. He was awarded the Man of the Match.

External links

• Cricinfo profile: Murali Vijay
• CricketArchive profile