Karun Nair Returns to Indian Test Team after 3006 Days Nearly 8 Years He Last Played In 2017 Ind vs Eng 1st Test

Karun Nair Returns in Team India After 3006 Days: Karun Nair sought another opportunity from cricket about three years ago. Now cricket has given that opportunity to Karun. Karun is returning to Test cricket for 3006 days, about 8 years. Karun last played a Test match in the year 2017. Karun has now got a chance to play in the Test series against England. He has been selected in the Indian team’s playing 11 in the first Test match. The first match of the five-Test series between India and England is being played at the headingley ground in Leeds from Friday.

Karun asked for another chance from cricket

Karun last played the Test match against Australia in the year 2017. After this, he went with Team India on the tour of England in 2018. But he did not get a chance to play a single match. After this he got out of the team. Karun was working hard to return to the Test team since then. A time came that he became very sad. In the year 2022, he posted a post. Where he wrote, “Dear cricket, give me another chance.”
Karun was depressed when he did not find a place in the team, but he never gave up. He continued to do well in domestic cricket. Many times it happened that even after doing well, he did not get a place in the team. But still he kept quietly improving his performance. Karun hit 863 runs in 9 matches in the Ranji Trophy in the year 2024-25. At the same time, Karun scored 779 runs in just 8 matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. During this, he scored four consecutive centuries. After this brilliant performance of Karun, the selectors could not ignore him. He had to give Karun a chance. He will now be seen playing against England.

Karun has scored a triple century in Test

Karun is only the second Indian player to score a triple century in the history of Test cricket. Karun scored an unbeaten 303 against England in 2016. Before Karun, Virender Sehwag has scored a triple century for India.

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