Touted largely as India's first-choice opener in red-ball cricket - Murali Vijay plays an immensely important role in Indian team's batting line-up. Seen as an all-conditions' batting expert, Vijay had consistently proved his mettle in overseas conditions with his adaptable batting technique. He has the ability to stand up tall on the bouncy pitches of Australia and South Africa, and can also easily counter the seam and swing movement of the Dukes in English conditions. Just like any other Indian batsmen, Vijay can play spin exceptionally well with nimble foot movement that helps him to get to the pitch of the ball and play accordingly. After the toils of first-class cricket for his state side - Tamil Nadu, Vijay became famous for converting starts into huge scores. One of those big scores came in a 462-run opening stand with compatriot Abhinav Mukund, which earned him a Test call-up in 2008-09. He was called as replacement for Gautam Gambhir in the fourth Test against Australia in Nagpur. Post that, Vijay never looked back and went on to establish himself as a seasoned campaigner for the Indian team particularly in cricket's most challenging format - Test cricket. He is just as valuable to the Indian team as compared to Kohli, Pujara or Rahane and is India's go-to man at the highest level for the toughest conditions. In the glitzy Indian Premier League, the Chennai-born batsman plays for two-time champions Chennai Super Kings. Major teams: India, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, Lyca Kovai Kings, Tamil Nadu Playing role: Opening batsman Batting style: Right-hand bat Bowling style: Right-arm offbreak
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New Delhi: England trailed India by 414 runs after the second day's play in the first Test being held at Trent Bridge here Thursday.After bowling out India for 457 runs, the hosts were batting on
Nottingham: Elated at scoring his maiden overseas hundred and fourth of his career, Indian opener Murali Vijay today said his fine effort on the opening day of the first Test against England here was a
Nottingham: England fast bowler James Anderson today expressed unhappiness at the placid nature of the pitch on offer at the Trent Bridge for the first cricket Test against India, saying that the wicket assisted the
Nottingham: The following is the Day 1 scoreboard of the first Test between India and England being played at Trent Bridge here Wednesday:India (first innings)Murali Vijay not out 122Shikhar Dhawan c Prior b Anderson 12Cheteshwar
Nottingham, England: India recovered to post 117 at after it lost two quick wicket immediately afters lunch, thanks to Murali Vijay who played a marathon inning to remain unbeaten on 92 in the 1st test
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New Delhi, Mar 23 : Opening batsman Murali Vijay crossed the 1000-run mark here Saturday during his knock of 57 in India's first innings on the second day of the fourth Test against Australia.In the
Dubai, Mar 19: Courtesy his 153-run knock against Australia in the Mohali Test, India opener Murali Vijay has jumped 16 places to a career-best rank of 43 but Cheteshwar Pujara dropped out of the top
Chennai, May 26: After guiding Chennai Super Kings to a crushing 86-run win over Delhi Daredevils with his majestic century, Murali Vijay said they are "geared up" to defend their IPL title against Kolkata Knight
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Chennai, May 11 : Title contenders Chennai Super Kings would look to consolidate their position and virtually seal a play-offs berth when they clash with Delhi Daredevils, sans Virender Sehwag, in an Indian Premier League
Jaipur, May 9 : Mahendra Singh Dhoni's brutal assault and Murali Vijay's brisk fifty was backed up by some sensible bowling as Chennai Super Kings outplayed Rajasthan Royals by 63 runs in their Indian Premier
Mumbai, Apr 22: Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh led a clinical bowling show with a five-wicket haul after Rohit Sharma's batting heroics as Mumbai Indians scored a thrilling eight-run victory over defending champions Chennai Super Kings in
Bangalore, Oct 13: India completed their first ever series whitewash of Australia as Sachin Tendulkar led them to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over the visitors in the second and final cricket Test here today. Tendulkar
Murali Vijay (104) smashed a splendid century and shared a 155-run stand with Shikhar Dhawan (68) as India Red trounced India Green by eight wickets to move to the final of NKP Salve Challenger tournament.
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