Karun Nair has been left out of India for a two -match informal test series against Australia A in Lucknow. A squad of Karun Nair from India was a clear indication that the 33 -year -old international career is on all.
The Karnataka batsman, who erupted a sensational triple century against England in 2016, made a comeback for the tour of England after almost nine years. He was selected for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, but failed to make a significant impact in England.
Karun Nair’s career all but a snub ended with India
Nair could manage only one fifty in six innings in his return Test series, which sealed his fate with the Indian cricket team. There is a high chance that he cannot get another chance of sports whites for the country. Looking for the reconstruction of its test squad before the home season with India, many people hoped that the Karnataka batsman would be an important part of the scheme.
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But Indian selectors have decided to move beyond Nair to bring fresh faces and emerging talent against Australia A, rather than two four -day matches. Even Indian selectors have not commented on why Nair was not selected in a team in India or had anything mentioned about the recovery of his injury.
No BCCI update on Karun Nair’s recovery of injury
In particular, Karun Nair suffered a finger injury in the oval, which also kept him out of the Maharaja T20 League. But whether it has played a role in the decision, it is not clear. No official statement has been made by the Control Board for Cricket in India (BCCI).
This snub has speculated that national selectors have quietly dropped it from the team. It is being said that this is the end of his international career, and the tour of England was his last series. Nair is unlikely to be selected for the upcoming testing series against the West Indies at home.
In particular, Karun Nair has played 10 Tests and 2 Odis for India, scoring 579 and 46 runs respectively. However, he has been a giant in T20 cricket with more than 8600 first class runs, 3128 List-A run and 3660 runs in Domestic cricket.
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On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer, who missed the Asia Cup 2025 squad, has been given India’s captaincy. Australia a. A side has been nominated as a vice-captain for the Red-Ball Games against Young Wicketkeeper-Better Dhruv Jurlel and is being prepared as a red ball likely for the future.
On the other hand, KL Rahul and Mohammad Siraj will return to the second match for the preparation of the upcoming test series at home. Nitish Kumar Reddy is back after recovering from a knee injury. N Jagadesan, after a stellar domestic season, earns his place, while Devdutt Padikkal, Abhimanyu Ishvaran, Sai Sudarshan, and Debutant Ayush Badoni are named in the squad.
The bowling lineup features fame Krishna, Khalel Ahmed, Gurnur Brad, Yash Thakur, and spinners Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian and Manav Suthar both with both experience and youth.