ENG vs IND: Karun Nair returns after 3006 days, included in this special list

Delhi: 33 -year -old Karun Nair has returned to India’s Test playing XI after 3000 days. He got a chance in the first Test at Handingley, Leeds against England. This is the new era of the Indian team led by captain Shubman Gill. This change has come after the retirement of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and R Ashwin.

Sai Sudarshan’s Test Debut

Sai Sudarshan, who was Shubman Gill’s partner in Gujarat Titans, has got a chance to debut Test debut. He has been sent to bat at number 3. He won the Orange Cap by performing brilliantly in the IPL and has now stepped into Test cricket.

Nair’s struggle story

Karun Nair played the Test match for the first time after March 2017. In 2018, he was dropped from the team in England itself. At that time, he was expected to play in the last Test, but Hanuma Vihari was chosen in his place. After this, Nair stayed out of the team.

Most of the tests between two matches for Indians

Banging demonstration in domestic cricket

Nair scored 863 runs in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy and was the fourth highest run-scorer. He scored four centuries and two half -centuries. He scored 779 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, with his average of 389.50. He also scored five centuries.

Amazing in limited overs cricket

She also performed brilliantly in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25. He scored 255 runs in six innings and the strike rate was 177.08. He also played county cricket for Northamptonshire for two years and kept his form there too.

Get second chance from cricket

In 2022, when he was also dropped from the Karnataka team, he wrote in a post – “Cricket, please give me another chance.” And finally cricket gave him a second chance. He did not give up and continued to work hard.

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