<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Murali Kartik News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Murali Kartik. All the latest 2026 Cricket articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Murali Kartik News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:37:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/cricket/player/murali_kartik" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:47:16 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa tour of India | Twitter in splits as Ravi Shastri trolls Murali Kartik with shining head comment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ravi Shastri is often looked up to for livening proceedings with the microphone, and he did not disappoint during the second T20I between India and South Africa. The former cricketer, while trying to find a resemblance to George Linde, was quick to troll former spinner Murali Kartik in Mullanpur.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/dec/11/ind-vs-sa-twitter-chuckles-as-shastri-tickles-their-funny-bone-with-cheeky-comment-on-murali-kartik?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/dec/11/ind-vs-sa-twitter-chuckles-as-shastri-tickles-their-funny-bone-with-cheeky-comment-on-murali-kartik?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkateswaran N]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:47:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Ravi_Shastri_Getty.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India's spin bowling quality has dropped drastically, reckons Murali Kartik ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Indian left-arm spinner Murali Kartik has opined that with time the skill-level of Indian spinners has been going downhill. He even went on to add that many Indian spinners from the past would be turning in their graveyards if they take a look at the present Indian spinners.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/jun/03/indias-spin-bowling-quality-has-dropped-drastically-reckons-murali-kartik?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/jun/03/indias-spin-bowling-quality-has-dropped-drastically-reckons-murali-kartik?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2021 10:36:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/Kuldeep_Chahal_Dhoni_BCCI.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outspokenness can hurt you in Cricket, I would simply stay silent if given a second chance, says Murali Kartik]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Indian spinner Murali Kartik believes that he unintentionally hurt his chances by being very outspoken, and insists that, in hindsight, he should have stayed silent in order to bolster his chances of survival. Kartik feels that, in Cricket, outspokenness is a double-edged sword.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/may/25/outspokenness-can-hurt-you-in-cricket-i-would-simply-stay-silent-if-given-a-second-chance-says-murali-kartik?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/may/25/outspokenness-can-hurt-you-in-cricket-i-would-simply-stay-silent-if-given-a-second-chance-says-murali-kartik?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2021 06:03:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/murali_kartik_ckt.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IPL 2020 | Not a single player apart from Gaikwad has shouldered the game this IPL, feels Manoj Tiwary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manoj Tiwary has heaped praise on Ruturaj Gaikwad and the calmness he showed in his batting for Chennai Super Kings, likening him with MS Dhoni’s mindset. Murali Kartik has added that some of the shots that the Maharashtra batsman scored in the last few matches showed his pedigree.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/nov/02/ipl-2020-not-a-single-player-apart-from-gaikwad-has-shouldered-the-game-this-ipl-feels-manoj-tiwary?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/nov/02/ipl-2020-not-a-single-player-apart-from-gaikwad-has-shouldered-the-game-this-ipl-feels-manoj-tiwary?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 04:37:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/ruturaj_gaikwad_rcb_vs_csk_ipl_2020_middle_overs.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reports | BCCI finalize commentary panel for IPL 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is believed that the BCCI have zeroed in on a total of seven commentators, featuring the likes of Harsha Bhogle and Sunil Gavaskar amongst others, for the forthcoming edition of the IPL. The board will reportedly divide the commentators into three panels and put them in two separate bubbles.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/sep/05/reports-bcci-finalize-commentary-panel-for-ipl-2020?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/sep/05/reports-bcci-finalize-commentary-panel-for-ipl-2020?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2020 06:41:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/Sunil_Gavaskar_Matthew_Hayden_star_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reports | Sanjay Manjrekar snubbed as BCCI approach commentators for IPL 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report has claimed that the BCCI has tried to get in touch with the likes of Sunil Gavaskar, L Sivaramakrishnan, Murali Kartik and Harsha Bhogle to check on their availability for the 2020 edition of the IPL. However, the board has decided to overlook Sanjay Manjrekar, who was not sent the mail.
]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/aug/05/reports-sanjay-manjrekar-snubbed-as-bcci-approach-commentators-for-ipl-2020?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/aug/05/reports-sanjay-manjrekar-snubbed-as-bcci-approach-commentators-for-ipl-2020?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2020 05:52:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Sanjay_Manjrekar_Playing_days_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[VVS Laxman convinced me to retire, reveals Murali Kartik]]></title><description><![CDATA[Murali Kartik has stated it was, in fact, India teammate VVS Laxman’s advice to retire from cricket after he was frustrated because of constant non-selection. The former left-arm spinner, who made his first class debut in 1996, remained on the fringes of the national team throughout his career.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jul/05/vvs-laxman-convinced-me-to-retire-reveals-murali-kartik?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jul/05/vvs-laxman-convinced-me-to-retire-reveals-murali-kartik?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2020 15:53:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/Murali_Kartik_news_ind_vs_aus_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standard of spin bowling has dropped due to too much T20 cricket, claims Murali Kartik]]></title><description><![CDATA[Murali Kartik has shared that the standard of spin bowling has been on a downward spiral thanks to the insane amount of T20 matches being played currently. A domestic stalwart by every means, Kartik has also stated that playing for various county teams for eight years was a great experience.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jul/05/standard-of-spin-bowling-has-dropped-due-to-too-much-t-20-cricket-claims-murali-kartik?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jul/05/standard-of-spin-bowling-has-dropped-due-to-too-much-t-20-cricket-claims-murali-kartik?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2020 05:06:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y2/articles/Cricket_1/Murali_Kartik_news_ind_vs_aus_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IPL’s influence on Indian cricket cannot be limited to T20s alone, feels Murali Kartik]]></title><description><![CDATA[Murali Kartik has stated that the IPL has not limited its influence to T20s but has had a far bigger impact across all formats for the youngsters. Kartik has also added that Brendon McCullum's innings in the IPL opener was a sensational inning and he knew that he was part of something special.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/apr/18/ip-ls-influence-on-indian-cricket-cannot-be-limited-to-t-20-s-alone-feels-murali-kartik?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/apr/18/ip-ls-influence-on-indian-cricket-cannot-be-limited-to-t-20-s-alone-feels-murali-kartik?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2020 07:07:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/murali_karthik_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luxury to be home when hundreds are homeless, expresses Murali Kartik]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Indian cricketer Murali Kartik, who sporadically represented the national team from 2000 to 2007, says it is a luxury to be at home when  hundreds of people are stranded all over the country homeless, in this ongoing crisis. Karthik further discussed his injury woes back in the early 2000s.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/mar/28/luxury-to-be-home-when-hundreds-are-homeless-expresses-murali-kartik?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/mar/28/luxury-to-be-home-when-hundreds-are-homeless-expresses-murali-kartik?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:49:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/murali_karthik_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IND vs BAN | Indian fast bowlers were unplayable, reckons Murali Karthik]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Indian cricketer Murali Karthik believed that the Indian pacers were absolutely fantastic in the first innings of pink-ball Test and were absolutely unplayable. India bowled out Bangladesh for just 106 and have raced to a 68-run lead at the end of day's play firmly in the driver's seat.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/nov/23/ind-vs-ban-indian-fast-bowlers-were-unplayable-reckons-murali-karthik?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/nov/23/ind-vs-ban-indian-fast-bowlers-were-unplayable-reckons-murali-karthik?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2019 08:00:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/ishant_sharma.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IND vs BAN | Bangladesh much better side than they are showcasing, opines Murali Kartik]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former India international Murali Kartik expressed his concern over Bangladesh’s form even after having such potential in them as he lauded Mohammed Shami for his fiery spell on Day 1 of the first Test in Indore. Shami’s 3/27 restricted the visitors to just 150 in their first innings.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/nov/15/ind-vs-ban-bangladesh-much-better-side-than-they-are-showcasing-opines-murali-kartik?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/nov/15/ind-vs-ban-bangladesh-much-better-side-than-they-are-showcasing-opines-murali-kartik?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:35:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/cricket/Murali_Karthik.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murali Kartik says he would choose Dinesh Karthik over Suresh Raina in the middle-order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Murali Kartik has revealed that he would have picked KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik over all-rounder Suresh Raina as a part of the Indian middle-order in the ongoing tour of England. In the four matches of the tour so far, Dinesh has only played in a solitary game - the second T20I against Ireland.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/jul/08/murali-kartik-says-he-would-choose-dinesh-karthik-over-suresh-raina-in-the-middle-order?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/jul/08/murali-kartik-says-he-would-choose-dinesh-karthik-over-suresh-raina-in-the-middle-order?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2018 09:43:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/dinesh.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BCCI contracted commentators likely to give up writing columns now]]></title><description><![CDATA[As per the conflict of interest regulation, the BCCI-contracted commentators could now be forced to part ways with their job as sponsored columnists or TV pundits. This rule, however, won’t be applicable for the Hindi commentators who are contracted to Star Sports and work separately.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2017/nov/13/bcci-contracted-commentators-likely-to-give-up-writing-columns-now?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2017/nov/13/bcci-contracted-commentators-likely-to-give-up-writing-columns-now?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2017 07:07:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket/gavaskar_dhoni.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Sri Lanka board releases edited video to clarify toss confusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The only T20I between India and Sri Lanka was played on September 6 where Sri Lanka not only faced a loss, but also became victims of a comical blunder during the toss. Now, Sri Lanka Cricket released an edited video clip on Twitter to attempt to put an end to the confusion.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2017/sep/09/watch-sri-lanka-board-releases-edited-video-to-clarify-toss-confusion?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2017/sep/09/watch-sri-lanka-board-releases-edited-video-to-clarify-toss-confusion?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2017 08:31:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/Cricket_1/India_vs_SriLanka_Getty_Images.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Virat Kohli loses the toss but opts to field first against Sri Lanka]]></title><description><![CDATA[The T20I between India and Sri Lanka was played yesterday where Sri Lanka not only faced defeat but also became victims of a comical blunder. Due to a misunderstanding, Virat Kohli decided to field first, even after losing the loss, and Upul Tharanga looked dazed failing to understand the situation.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2017/sep/07/watch-virat-kohli-loses-the-toss-but-opts-to-field-first-in-the-t-20?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2017/sep/07/watch-virat-kohli-loses-the-toss-but-opts-to-field-first-in-the-t-20?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2017 10:23:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/Cricket_1/virat_kohli_ind_ban_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>