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Murali Vijay's affair with Dinesh Karthik's wife kept him in headlines more than cricket; Know the story

Murali Vijay's affair with Dinesh Karthik's wife kept him in headlines more than cricket; Know the story

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: January 30, 2023 08:01 PM2023-01-30T20:01:29+5:302023-01-30T20:01:29+5:30

India's Test opener Murali Vijay has declared his retirement from international cricket. Murali Vijay's performance on the cricket field was overshadowed by his affair with Dinesh Karthik's first wife.

Murali Vijay, who played all three formats for India, has retired from international cricket and IPL. He shared a note on social media announcing the same.

Murali Vijay made his international debut in 2008. In a career spanning 15 years, Murali Vijay has played 61 Tests, 17 ODIs, and 9 Twenty20s. In this he has scored 3982, 339, and 169 runs, respectively. Murali Vijay has scored 12 centuries and 16 fifties across all three formats.

Murali Vijay played his first IPL match in 2009. He is one of the key players in CSK. Murali Vijay was also not seen in the IPL in the last two seasons. He played 106 matches in his IPL career and scored a total of 2619 runs. Murali has scored two centuries and 13 fifties in the IPL.

Murali Vijay's wife is definitely mentioned when his name comes up. In fact, he married his colleague cricketer Dinesh Karthik's first wife.

Murali Vijay and his wife Nikita fell in love and married, but it was not as simple as it appears. Nikita, in fact, was already married.

Kartik and Nikita had known each other for a long time before they two got married.

Murali Vijay and Dinesh Karthik used to play together in domestic cricket as well. Since then, they have played together several times in the IPL.

During the 2012 IPL, Murali Vijay befriended Karthik's wife, Nikita. They became friends, and their friendship turned into love. Dinesh Karthik found out about it, and their friendship and family life were shattered.

Dinesh Karthik divorces Nikita. Nikita then got married to Murali Vijay. Now the two live together. Dinesh Karthik also got married for the second time and settled down. Kartik got married to squash player Deepika.

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