Karun Nair

Karun Kaladharan Nair (born 6 December 1991) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional off break bowler. Having previously played for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League, he was signed up by the Kings XI Punjab in 2018.[1]

Karun Nair
Personal information
Full nameKarun Kaladharan Nair
Born (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 287)26 November 2016 v England
Last Test25 March 2017 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 212)11 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI13 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.69
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentKarnataka
2012–2013Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 69)
2014–2015Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 69)
2016–2017Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 69)
2018- presentKings XI Punjab (squad no. 69)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 6 2 76 78
Runs scored 374 46 5,436 1,953
Batting average 62.33 23.00 50.33 31.50
100s/50s 1/0 0/0 14/25 2/12
Top score 303* 39 328 120
Balls bowled 12 – 1269 750
Wickets 0 – 13 14
Bowling average – – 52.30 44.78
5 wickets in innings – – 0 0
10 wickets in match – n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling – – 2/11 2/16
Catches/stumpings 3/– 0/– 64/– 29/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 25 December 2019

He made his Test cricket debut in 2016 against England. He became the third player in international cricket to convert his maiden century into a triple century, by scoring an unbeaten 303 against England in his third Test.[2]

Domestic career

Nair made his first-class debut in the 2013–14 season in which Karnataka won the Ranji Trophy. He scored three consecutive centuries in their final league game and the first-two knockout matches.[3] Karnataka won the title again in 2014–15, with Nair scoring 709 runs in their ten matches,[3] including a knock of 328 in the final against Tamil Nadu to help Karnataka register an innings victory. He became only the second player from Karnataka to score a triple century and the first batsman to score a triple century in a Ranji final since 1946–47.[4] It was the highest total by a batsman in the final of the Ranji Trophy.[5]

In October 2018, he was named in India A's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[6] The following month, he was named as one of eight players to watch ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy.[7] In August 2019, he was named in the India Red team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[8][9]

International career

Nair made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on 11 June 2016.[10] On 26 November 2016, he made his Test debut against England at Mohali.[11] He scored his maiden Test century in the final match of the series at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, going on to finish 303 not out.[12] He took three innings to hit the triple century, thus becoming the quickest batsman to a maiden triple-hundred in Test cricket history. With this feat, Nair became only the second Indian batsman to hit a triple-hundred in Tests after Virender Sehwag[13] and the third player – after Bob Simpson and Sir Garfield Sobers[14] – to convert their maiden Test centuries into triple centuries. India won the match by an innings and 75 runs, and Nair was named as the player of the match.[15]

Personal life

Nair was born on 6 December 1991 in Jodhpur to Kaladharan and Prema Nair who hail from Chengannur in Alappuzha district, Kerala.[16] His father Kaladharan, who is a mechanical engineer, was posted in Jodhpur at the time of his son's birth and later moved to Bangalore where he also worked on the sprinkler system at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Nair's mother Prema is a teacher in a school in Koramangala, Bangalore.[17]

Nair started playing cricket at the age of 10. He studied at Chinmayi School till fourth grade after which he switched to the Frank Anthony Public School.[18]

References
  1. "IPL Auctions 2018: Twitterati in shock as Karun Nair goes for whooping INR 5.60 crores to Kings XI Punjab". Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. Stadium, Vic Marks at the MA Chidambaram (19 December 2016). "Karun Nair scores 303 in India's highest Test total as England's misery continues". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. "Karun Nair's long wait for maiden Test cap could come to an end next week". India Today. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. "Karun Nair first batsman in 68 years to score triple century in Ranji final". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  5. "The most exhilarating ODI of them all". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  6. "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  7. "Eight players to watch out for in Ranji Trophy 2018-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  8. "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  9. "Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  10. "India tour of Zimbabwe, 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jun 11, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  11. "England bat first; Rahul injured, Nair handed debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  12. "Karun Nair smashes sensational triple ton to put India on top in Chennai Test". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  13. "Nair joins Sehwag in India's 300 club". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  14. "Nair joins elite duo with rare triple ton". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  15. "England tour of India, 5th Test: India v England at Chennai, Dec 16–20, 2016".
  16. "Cricket was in his blood from age 10: Karun Nair's father". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  17. Monga, Sidharth. "Parental pride as Nair feels the hand of fortune at last". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  18. Chatterjee, Soumya. "As Karun Nair joins elite 300 club, proud school in Bengaluru recalls his dedication". The News Minute. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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