Murali Vijay is an Indian international cricketer. He plays as a right-handed opening batsman. Murali Vijay began his IPL debut in 2009, where he played only four games. He is a regular member of the Indian Test team. He also represents Tamil Nadu in first-class cricket and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Beginning in his young days, he had faced a failure life, but his interest and aspiration into cricket made him grow up well.
| Murali Vijay (Cricketer) | |
|---|---|
| Bio | |
| Real Name | Murali Vijay |
| Nickname | Vijay and Monk |
| Profession | Indian Cricketer (Batsman) |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 175 cm |
| in meters- 1.75 m | |
| in Feet Inches- 5’ 9” | |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 75 kg |
| in Pounds- 165 lbs | |
| Body Measurements | - Chest: 40 Inches |
| - Waist: 32 Inches | |
| - Biceps: 14 Inches | |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Cricket | |
| 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 | |
| Coach/Mentor | Bharat Arun |
| Jersey Number | #26(India) |
| #26(IPL, County Cricket) | |
| Domestic/State Team | India, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, Tamil Nadu |
| Nature on field | Calm |
| Likes to play against | Pakistan and Australia |
| Favourite Ball | Out Swinger |
| Records (main ones) | 2nd highest run-scorer behind Virat Kohli in the 2014-15 Test series in Australia. |
| Career Turning Point | His Test debut against Australia in 2008 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Nagpur, as a replacement for Gautam Gambhir. |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 1984-04-01 00:00:00 |
| Age (as in 2016) | 32 Years |
| Birth Place | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aries |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| School | Not Known |
| College | Vivekananda College in Mylapore, Chennai |
| Educational Qualifications | Not Known |
| Family | Father- Not Known |
| Mother- Not Known | |
| Brother- Not Known | |
| Sister- 1 | |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Hobbies | Listening music |
| Controversies | It was believed that there was a love triangle between Dinesh Karthik, his Ex-wife Nikita and him, as it was said that she cheated on him with Murali Vijay. |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Cricketer | Batsman: Virat Kohli, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Viv Richards and Kumar Sangakkara |
| Bowler: R Ashvin, Dale Steyn and Zaheer Khan | |
| Favourite Food | Crab dishes |
| Favourite Actor | Kamal Hasan, Rajinikanth and Hrithik Roshan |
| Favourite Actress | Deepika Padukone, Sushmita Sen and Shruti Haasan |
| Girls, Family & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Nikita Vijay |
| Wife | Nikita Vijay |
| Children | Daughter- Iva |
| Son- Nirav |
Some lesser-known facts about Murali Vijay
- Does Murali Vijay smoke?: No
- Does Murali Vijay drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Vijay failed in his 12th standard exams with 40% when he was 17 years old, on the other hand, his sister scored 98%. After his poor result, his father told him that he is worthy of a peon’s job.
- He was hurt by his father’s remarks and left the house and shifted to a local hotel.
- To get some earning, he started working in a snooker club and a commission-based business, alongside which he used to practice cricket.
- Later, he continued his studies and cleared his 12th standard exams and choose to join Vivekananda College, Chennai, as it was a reputed college for cricket.
- Initially, he wasn’t selected to play for the Tamil Nadu domestic team because of his long hairs, after which he got a short hair-cut and later played for that team.
- He is often called Monk due to his calm nature.
- He is married to the Ex-wife of Dinesh Karthik.
