Delhi: After about eight years, Karun Nair has again come into the eyes of Team India. After scoring a triple century against England in 2017, he was dropped from the playing XI and since then he had not got a chance again. In the last few years, he worked hard in domestic cricket and scored a lot of runs, due to which the selectors have given him a place in the team for the five -match Test series against England.
Dual century scored against England Lions
Prior to this series, Karun Nair scored a brilliant double century in Canterbury for India A against England Lions. When Abhimanyu Ishwaran and Yashasvi Jaiswal were dismissed quickly, Karun and Sarfaraz Khan took over the team and shared a 181 -run partnership. When Sarfaraz was dismissed by 92 runs, Dhruv Juril carried the innings forward with Karun and brought the team to a strong position. Nair scored 204 runs in 281 balls with the help of 1 six and 26 fours in this match.
Karun Nair continued his great form in first class cricket on Saturday and scored a double century for India A against England Lions. This was Karun’s fourth time when he scored more than 200 runs in first class cricket. His biggest score is 328 runs, which he made against Tamil Nadu in the 2015-16 season for Karnataka.
Three times when Karun scored 200 runs, twice he returned unbeaten. This is Karun’s second double century in England. In 2024, he scored an unbeaten 202 against Northhampton against glamorgan.
Karun Nair is the second Indian batsman after Virender Sehwag, who scored a triple century in Test cricket. Earlier, his best score for India A was 114 not out against South Africa A in 2015.
Karun’s cricket journey
Karun’s journey from domestic cricket to international cricket was quite volatile. On the second day of the match, Jurael was dismissed by 94 runs, but Karun scored a double century while batting. Along with this, Jodhpur -born Karun has further strengthened his claim for the five -match Test series.
This double century matters a lot for Karun too, as he was waiting for a return to the Indian team for a long time. In 2022, he tweeted, ‘Dear cricket, give me another chance.’ After this, he scored several runs for Vidarbha, but the call did not come from the national team.
33 -year -old Karun was also expected to go with the team for the Australia series, but the selectors did not choose him. Now that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have retired from Test cricket, the selectors have given Karun a chance to add experiences to the middle order.
With this double century, Karun has given a message to the team’s new captain Shubman Gill and Head Coach Gautam Gambhir that they should be made part of the playing XI. If he becomes a part of the playing eleven in the first Test against England, then his form will be very important for the team.
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