Legendary England batsman Kevin Pietersen praised Karun Nair for his creation and gritty knocking, which kept India alive after an unstable start on the fifth and final test day against England in the oval.
With reeling at 153 for 6 for 6 in India, Karun Nair went under immense pressure and replaced the tide with cool, square and flexibility, and moved the speed with a solid 52 not out in 98 delivery, and that is the place where the impact behind Kevin Pieterson was seen.
England bowlers, especially Jamie overtan and Josh Jib, harassed India quickly at the Oval. However, the tongue took two wickets with absolute gems, but later he and overton struggled to maintain continuity, allowing India to steal significant runs in 1 day.
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Kavin Pietersen’s Mentarship Oval shines as Karun Nair anchor India
Well, Karun Nair joined hands with Washington Sundar, who once again impressed with his compact technique, and he suppressed a valuable 51 run stand, which took India to the Oval for 204 by stumps on 204 by stumps on the fifth and final test day against England.
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Now, India would prefer to create the most of England’s biggest shocks in the final test, as his lead pacer Chris Woakes left the ground with a possible disorganized shoulder during the day, leaving the hosts in a potentially a bowler Short Heading Day 2.
Interestingly, Nair recently worked with Delhi’s capitals during his IPL 2025 term with former England captain Kevin Pietersen. Peterson joined DC as a patron in the previous season, and now it seems that the experience is paying.
Kevin Peterson hopes that Karun Nair gets a hundred on day 2
The former captain helped Nair in technical preparation and mental discipline during IPL 2025, and it was used in challenging English conditions. Peterson was filled with appreciation for Nair after his stable knock in the oval on 1 day.
The commentator also revealed how much he was affected by Karun’s hard work and focus. He felt proud to see Karun together at India’s innings and hoped that he would go on a well -worthy centenary score at 2 on the last test day at Oval.
Kevin Pietersen posted, X: “Very happy for Karun and how he stabilized India’s batting yesterday. He is a tremendous difficult worker in his game, and we spent many hours to talk about batting in England during IPL. I hope he will get a wonderful 100 today!”
Karun is very happy and how he stabilized India’s batting yesterday. He is a tremendous difficult worker in his game and we spent several hours talking about batting in England during the IPL.
I hope he will get a wonderful 100 today!– Kevin Pietersen (@kp24) August 1, 2025
Karun Nair wins hearts with a sense of cricket gesture at Oval
Meanwhile, Karun Nair reminded everyone as to why cricket is called a “Gentleman Game”, with an excellent act on the day of the fifth test at Oval. As India scored three runs, Chris Woakes of England injured his shoulder to stop the ball near the border.
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Nair saw the pain of Vox and chose not to take the fourth run, indicating Washington Sundar to stay back. His little gesture won the hearts in a high-pressure Test match and during the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, was filled with debate about sportsmanship.
