In a surprising performance of grit and determination, Karun Nair continued to play despite being suffering from the fifth and the right index finger between India and England at the Oval. Karun Nair was remembered Indian cricket team Eight years later, but he failed to make a significant impact with the bat on the tour of England.
The right -handed batsman managed to start civilized in the first three Tests, but failed to turn him into fifty, and was dropped for a Manchester test, but Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur got hurt in a bad form, gave him another chance at the Oval.
Karun Nair’s brave but bitter return in India in oval
In the Oval Test, Nair had a good chance to score big after reaching his fifty, but it could not count. He came out of LBW from Josh tongue, missing the opportunity to impress the selectors and team management. During his 57 -run knock off 109 balls, Nair scored 18 runs with Sai Reformson, 22 runs with Ravindra Jadeja, 30 runs with Dhruv Jurlel and 65 runs with Washington Sundar.
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Nair’s contribution in India was important, scoring 224 runs on the board in his first innings. But his second innings dismissal for just 17 off 32 balls in the Oval Test reflected his struggles in the five -match testing series in England.
When Yashasvi Jaiswal was disappointed with Karun Nair !!
From a fast, small delivery Gus etcinson Kill the Karnataka batsman on gloves and immediately shook your confidence. From that point, Nair never looked at the crease, and even his inconvenience was not noticed. Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was batting at the other end, looked disappointed and even a word with Nair, who did not react to a change in the field.
Things became more stressful when Nair slowed down and hesitated while running between wickets. Despite all his experiences and success in domestic cricket, it seemed that the moment of high pressure had improved the experienced batsman in England.
Karun Nair plays with a broken finger in the 5th Test
Interestingly, Nair did not take the ground for 4 and day 5 throughout the day during the chase of England in the oval. instead, Abhimanyu ezavaran Came as a substitute fielder. Now, it was revealed that Nair was hurt, which was a broken index finger.
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The Revsports journalist claimed that Karun Nair broke his correct index finger during the final test. The injury came out of the first ball of the day 4, but the brave batsman decided to fight through oval pain.
He posted, X: “Karun Nair had a broken right index. He gave a blow on the first ball at day 4. Fighter.”
Karun Nair had a broken right index finger. He gave a blow on the first ball at day 4. Fighter.
– Subhayan Chakravarti (@cricsubhayan) August 4, 2025
Karun Nair’s return becomes flat in England
Well, Nair’s return to testing cricket was the story of a story return. After a strong domestic season for India and a dual century, the batsman had high expectations against Lions of England in Cancerbury. But Nair’s return ends in disappointment, as he can score only 205 runs in four tests in England.
Despite showing good form with Fazrabh Ranji Trophy And a glimpse of talent in IPL and tour games, Nair could not distribute Anderson-Tendulkar in the trophy. He looked out of touch and lacking confidence when it was most important, leaving his future in India once again.
