After eight years away from the Test team, Karun Nair looked back on his performance in his comeback Test series against England. Karun Nair found it difficult to make an impression on the major tour, even with the great expectations. The Jodhpur native only managed one half-century in his four Test matches, and despite his prior strong starts, he was unable to turn them into significant totals.
In four games, Karun Nair amassed 205 runs at a respectable average of 25.62.
The Indian team suffered greatly from his inability to score large totals since they were unable to gain runs from the top order, even though Nair, who has been playing red-ball form for a while, was anticipated to show solidarity. He acknowledged that he was anxious when batting on the difficult Oval pitch. He scored his first and only half-century of the trip in the opening innings of the last Test match, but he was disappointed that he could not build on that early success.
“My failure to turn the start at The Oval into a century frustrated me. However, in retrospect, it was crucial that I work hard on my first day with the company in a challenging situation. I had previously performed well there, scoring 150 for Northants versus Surrey (at the same ground). Even though I was nervous, I felt OK. “I wanted to convert, but I was unable to do so,” Karun Nair told ESPNcricinfo.
The 33-year-old had a successful 2024–25 domestic season after moving his base from Karnataka to Vidarbha. In the Ranji Trophy, he amassed 863 runs at a remarkable average of 53.93, with two half-centuries and four hundreds, including a game-winning hit in the final. He scored five hundreds and 779 runs at an incredible average of 389.50 in just eight innings at the Vijay Hazare Trophy, earning him a spot in the national team for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025.
Karun Nair acknowledged that the England series did not go as planned, with its share of highs and lows, but he underlined that moving ahead is now the most crucial thing.
In that regard, it was a series of ups and downs, and I did think a lot about it. However, it’s also critical to get past the past and focus on the tasks I have ahead of me in the coming months. Regardless of the level I’m playing at, it’s about maintaining my focus and making sure I continue to score a lot of points,” Nair stated.
Since his name is not on the South Zone roster, Nair will not be competing in the Duleep Trophy 2025. Tilak Varma, a youthful player, will lead the team. The only two names in the roster that represent Karnataka are Devdutt Padikkal and Vijaykumar Vyshak.
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