Murali Vijay is an Indian International Cricketer was born on 1 April 1984 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Murali Vijay is a Right-handed Opener Batsman and Right-arm off break bowler. He internationally plays for India National Team and Tamil Nadu in Domestic Cricket. Murali Vijay Playing for Kings XI Punjab in Indian Premier League since 2011 to Present. He was made his cricket debut international match against Australia in 6 November 2008. Having started playing cricket at the age of 17, Vijay played club cricket in Chennai before he was selected in the Tamil Nadu Under-22 team. He quickly came up the ranks and made his first-class debut for the Tamil Nadu senior team in 2006. He was one of the top run-scorers of the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy, which was his maiden first-class tournament. By October 2008, he went on to represent South Zone, India Red and India A, and in November 2008, he was handed his Test debut after regular opener Gautam Gambhir was banned for one match by the ICC. Vijay rose to prominence during the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy, his debut first-class season, in which he finished as the third highest run-getter of the tournament, only behind Karnataka’s Robin Uthappa and Bengal’s Manoj Tiwary. At the start of this tournament, he made his first-class debut against Delhi and scored a fifty in his debut innings. He accumulated a total of 628 runs at an average of more than 52, including two hundreds and one fifty. He continued his good form in the 2006-07 Ranji One-day Trophy by scoring 277 runs in 7 matches at an average of 39.57 and a high-score of 112. Vijay started his cricket at the age of 17. He first played club cricket in Chennai representing Alwarpet in 2003. He was then selected in the Tamil Nadu Under-22 squad for the 2004-05 CK Nayudu Trophy. Tamil Nadu Under-22 won the tournament, but, opening the innings, Vijay averaged just 26.45 in 6 matches. He continued to play club cricket in 2005, before getting selected again in the Tamil Nadu Under-22 squad for the 2005-06 CK Nayudu Trophy. He failed to impress once again, averaging 26.50 in 3 matches.
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| Name | Murali Vijay |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Vijay and Monk |
| Nickname | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Date Of Birth | 1 April 1984 |
| Age | 33 Years |
| Height | 5'9" |
| Weight | 75 Kg |
| Body Measurement | 40-32-14 Inches Chest Size 40 Inches Waist Size 32 Inches Biceps Size 14 Inches Shoe Size 10 Inches Eye Color Dark Brown Hair Color Black |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Role | Batsman, India |
| Batting Style | Right-handed |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm Off break |
| International Debut | Test- 6 November 2008 vs Australia in Nagpur ODI- 27 February 2010 vs South Africa in Ahmedabad T20- 1 May 2010 vs Afghanistan in St Lucia |
| TV Serials | Unknown |
| Movie | Unknown |
| School | Unknown |
| College | SRM Institute of Science and Technology (2009), Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College |
| Hobbies | Cricket and Music |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Nationality | Indain |
| Home Town | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| City | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Fathers Name | Unknown |
| Mothers Name | Unknown |
| Spouse | Nikita Vijay |
| Children | Nirav & Iva |
| Girlfriend/Boyfriend | Nikita Vijay |