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Karun Nair: Team India has been announced for the upcoming Test series against England. For this tour, a player has been included in the Indian team, who was anonymous ( anonymous) till some time ago. You must also be wondering who that player is, then let us tell you that he is none other than Karun Nair. Till a year or two ago, everyone believed that now his return to Team India is impossible. But he did not give up hope and continued to perform well in domestic cricket. In the year 2024, he scored a lot of runs in domestic cricket, as a result of which he got a chance to play in the IPL this year. At the same time, he has also returned to India’s Test team.
Karun Nair’s statistics in the ongoing IPL season
On May 24, Delhi Capitals faced Punjab Kings in IPL. In this match, Delhi successfully achieved the target of 207 runs. Karun Nair played an important role in this run chase. He scored 44 runs in 27 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes. However, he missed out on scoring a half-century. Nair played a total of 8 matches for Delhi Capitals this season, where he scored 198 runs at an average of 24.75. He impressed everyone by scoring 89 runs in the very first match of the season, but after that he failed in some matches. Due to which he was also dropped. However, he was given a chance in the last match of the season where he batted well.
Karun Nair’s performance in county cricket
Nair being in form can prove to be good news for Team India. When the team plays a Test series in England next month, Nair may get a chance in the playing XI there. Nair has experience of playing domestic cricket and county cricket in England. Given that, he is likely to get a chance in the upcoming five-match series. Nair played three matches for Northamptonshire in 2023. In which he scored 249 runs at an average of 83, he also scored a century against Surrey in that season. He batted well in the next season too but still he could not make a comeback in Team India.
