Since his triple century in 2016, Karun Nair has an average of just 15 in the 7 Test innings.
Team India made desperate efforts to solve their struggling lower order by adding Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar for the second Test in Birmingham. However, this has occurred a cobra effect, with India’s top-order to some extent on the day 1 of the Edgbaston Test. While KL Rahul was quickly cut off, Karun Nair also found the way to return to the pavilion after being promoted in number three.
Karun Nair is a flop for India
Shubman Gill left Sai Reformson, who failed to one in his Test debut in Leeds. Therefore, all -rounders were involved to prolong the batting lineup in India, taking Karun Nair to three. Karnataka -born batsmen looked in great touch, looking at the five borders. He survived a close LBW shout, where Nair did not attempt a shot.
After that, the England bowlers made a simple plan – go short for Nair, which did not look comfortable with that particular length. Ben Stokes targeted his body before the arrival of Bridan cars and detailed India just before lunch on day 1. A small delivery, which continued to climb on Nair, found its way for the second slip, ending Nair’s stay at 31, which is his highest test score after the prestigious triple century in 2016.
Nair needs, asap
Nair made his international comeback after nearly eight years, depicted in 2017. Crazy toilets in domestic cricket and piles of run in all formats were rewarded as a selection for the tour of England. However, he has struggled to score runs in the first three innings, scoring an average of 17.00 runs. He batted at number six in the last Test in Leeds, where he gave two great opportunities to bat.
Now, in Birmingham, while the pitch did not have a full bailor in the first session, Nair should have been hung here and there. He used to swoop, seeing that Nair looked ancient while hitting his shots. India demolished Sai Goods and Sayin Goodbye after its Bhulakkad debut, which gave us an indication that they could be fatal in the selection of the team. Therefore, there is not much time left for Nair to make his mark again. Cricket has given him another chance, and he needs to take the most advantage of Asap.
| Player | Inn | Run | HS | Avenue | SR | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shubman Gill | 9 | 237 | 90 | 26.33 | 56.97 | 1 |
| Virat Kohli | 2 | 70 | 70 | 35.00 | 63.06 | 1 |
| Karun Nair | 1 | 31 | 31 | 31.00 | 62.00 | 0 |
| Sai Sudhrasan | 2 | 30 | 30 | 15.00 | 57.69 | 0 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | 2 | 25 | 25 | 12.50 | 26.59 | 0 |
| KL Rahul | 2 | 24 | 24 | 12.00 | 51.06 | 0 |
Karun Nair’s test statistics since his triple-century
- Innings: 7
- Run: 105
- Average: 15.00
- Half -century: 0
- Duck: 2
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