A few days after sneezing from the Indian side for the West Indies tour, Karun Nair returned to the Ranji Trophy squad in Karnataka after two sessions with Vidarbha. Despite his recent international shock, domestic, he remains an important player in the longest format of the game.
The 31 -year -old Indian cricketer, known for his unbeaten triple century against England in 2017, recently made a comeback in the longest format of the game for India. Nair made his much awaited comeback in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. He played four out of five matches in England.
Karun Nair is back where it started
In a notable homecoming, Karun Nair has been nominated for his initial match against Saurashtra starting on October 15 at the Ranji Trophy squad in Karnataka. This will mark their return to Karnataka, ending the absence of two long seasons.
After some unrelated form, he moved to Vidarbha last season, where he played an important role in helping the team achieve the Ranji Trophy title. His strong domestic form earned him an India call-up, as he excelled with bat not only in the Red-Ball tournament but also in the White-Ball Vijay Hazare Trophy.
The move to appear for Karnataka came a few weeks later after India’s chief selector, Ajit Agrakar, effectively attracted the curtain on Nair’s test career.
Ajit Agarkar rejected any possibility of Karun Nair’s return
Karun Nair, who was assigned several opportunities to score against the opposition, against whom he scored amazing triple-series, failed to be promising with the bat, as he scored the lowest run as a batsman in the series, with just a half-century.
Citing his poor appearance, BCCI chief selector Ajit Aggarkar felt that it was enough to not give him another chance in the home series against the West Indies. In particular, the availability of a broad pool of small cricketers led development.
“We expect more than Karun Nair in England. It may not be just about one innings. Devdutt Padikkal gives us more options. We want to give every player at least 15-20 opportunities, but every time it is not possible,” Egkar said at a press conference recently, effectively ended any realistic hopes of a test for Nayar.
Ave Draid to lead Karnataka in Vino Mankad Trophy
Karnataka is known to produce many great people of the game; Meanwhile, the legacy that has been prepared in the last few years will be taken forward by Indian legend’s son and former head coach Rahul Dravid’s son Ave Dravid.
Anvay Dravid is named as the captain of the state squad for the Vinu Mankad Trophy, which will be held in Dehradun and is scheduled to begin on 9 October. The young man was Karnataka’s top scoring batsman in the last season and is now ready to lead a promising group of U19 cricketers.
Karnataka U -19 Squad for Vinu Mankad Trophy: Anvay Dravid (Captain, WK), Nitish Arya, Adarsha de Urs, S Manikant (Vice-Quality), Kuldeep Singh Purohit, Rathan BR, Vaibhav Sharma, Vaibhav Sharma Ka Tejas, Praneth Shetty, Vasava Venkatesh, Seikath Charge, Seshath Charge (WK).
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