Full name Konda Bhaskir Arun Karthik
Born February 15, 1986, Walajapet, Tamil Nadu
Current age 23 years 359 days
Major teams Badureliya Sports Club, Chennai Super Kings, Tamil Nadu
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 14 | 21 | 0 | 981 | 149 | 46.71 | 1582 | 62.01 | 3 | 5 | 131 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| List A | 20 | 20 | 1 | 486 | 63 | 25.57 | 631 | 77.02 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 58 | 51.00 | 67 | 152.23 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 14 | 3 | 48 | 27 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.37 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 20 | 5 | 114 | 74 | 3 | 2/19 | 2/19 | 24.66 | 3.89 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1/13 | 1/13 | 13.00 | 6.50 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | Karnataka v Tamil Nadu at Bangalore, Nov 10-13, 2008 scorecard |
| Last First-class | South Zone v West Zone at Hyderabad (Deccan), Feb 2-6, 2010 scorecard |
| List A debut | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Katunayake, Nov 14, 2007 scorecard |
| Last List A | Bengal v Tamil Nadu at Agartala, Mar 9, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Kerala v Tamil Nadu at Visakhapatnam, Sep 25, 2009 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Goa v Tamil Nadu at Visakhapatnam, Sep 26, 2009 scorecard |
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 TN's regular No.3.
Kanishkaa Balachandran November 2009
- Ajinkya Rahane and Ajit Agarkar lead Mumbai fightback (Dec 24, 2009)
- Bangar hands Railways pole position (Dec 1, 2009)
- Vijay and Karthik lead strong Tamil Nadu reply (Nov 11, 2009)
- Asnodkar helps Goa stun Karnataka (Sep 25, 2009)
- Parmar's six-for floors Orissa (Dec 21, 2008)
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