Murli Karthik made his debut against South Africa. Though he did not take many wickets but he managed to impress a lot of people with his easy approach and cool temerament. He has given some outstanding performances at the domestic level and has given the selectors no other choice but to take him. He has a good action and being a left armer he has an edge over the others because of the variety he can have. Though he has to to go a long way in order to become a World class left armer but he sure has the talent to.