Full Name

Karun Nair

Born

December 06, 1991, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Age

32y 104d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Top order Batter

The year 2016 was memorable for Karun Nair. He made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in July, his selection a reward for his consistency in domestic cricket - he had averaged more than 50 in his first three seasons. In October, he was elevated to captain of his state side, Karnataka. In November, he was given his first Test cap in the Mohali Test against England. In his third Test, he became India's second triple-centurion after Virender Sehwag, and only the third man in the game's history to convert a maiden Test ton into a triple.

The year wasn't just full of happy memories, though. He was involved in a boat mishap in Kerala during a temple festival, an incident in which a number of people drowned and several others were reported missing. Nair, who did not know to swim, was rescued by a group of locals.

Nair had also had a good IPL in 2016, justifying his price tag of INR 4 crore - he was sold for 40 times his base price - by playing a key role for Delhi Daredevils at the top of the order.

He had had an outstanding debut first-class season in 2013-14, becoming an instrumental part of the Karnataka side that swept the Ranji and Irani titles. He hit centuries in three successive Ranji matches, including the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, and also hit the winning six that ended Karnataka's 15-year-wait for a Ranji title. In the following season, he overcame a series of low scores to make a record-breaking triple-century as Karnataka defended their Ranji crown.

In 2014 he was signed by IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals, where he established himself in the XI, sometimes even opening the batting with Shane Watson. Consistent performances for Karnataka and India A earned him an India call-up in 2015, when he joined the Test squad in Sri Lanka as a replacement to M Vijay, though he did not debut at the time.
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Karun Nair Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests671374303*62.3350673.911041460
ODIs220463923.008852.27006000
FC9815615686132848.651323051.85183185829890
List A988915234912031.74287781.6431323737410
T20s15714217320711125.652422132.41218317106640

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests6212110---5.50-000
ODIs2------------
FC98661461789132/112/3560.693.24112.3000
List A9840934792162/162/1649.505.0858.3000
T20s157118510041/21/225.007.0521.2000
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Recent Matches of Karun Nair

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Vidarbha vs Mumbai0 & 740/1910-Mar-2024WankhedeFC
Vidarbha vs M. Pradesh63 & 38--02-Mar-2024NagpurFC
Vidarbha vs Karnataka90 & 34--23-Feb-2024NagpurFC
Vidarbha vs Haryana4 & 11--16-Feb-2024NagpurFC
Vidarbha vs Maharashtra1290/1009-Feb-2024PuneFC

Photos of Karun Nair

Karun Nair stands motionless after Musheer Khan has him caught behind
Akshay Wadkar and Karun Nair stretched Vidarbha's fight
Karun Nair survived the test of spin in a slow start
Karun Nair top-scored for Vidarbha with 63
Vidarbha KO'd Karnataka and qualified for the Ranji Trophy semi-finals
Karun Nair in action for Vidarbha against his former team Karnataka