Karun Nair’s poor return to Team India (Photo- PTI)
Karun Nair, who returned to Team India after 8 years, has not been able to impress in England tour yet with his batting. All the fans had high expectations from them, but the Indian batsman has bats up disappointing. Nair has not scored a single half -century in five innings. While a total of 13 centuries have been scored in this Test series, out of which there is also a double century which was scored by Shubman Gill, while Karun Nair’s best score is 40 runs.
Karun Nair is unable to make a big score
The Indian player has scored 117 runs in five innings in the Test series at an average of just 23.40. In the first innings of the first Test match played between these two teams, Nair could not even open his account while he scored 20 runs in the second innings. Karun was also expected to have a big innings in the Edgbaston Test but he disappointed the fans. Even though Team India had won this match by 336 runs, Nair scored 31 runs in the first innings, while he contributed 26 runs in the second innings.
He scored 40 runs in the first innings of the third Test, which is the best score in his Test series so far. Nair is constantly getting opportunities but he is not able to take advantage of it. Let me tell you that Karun Nair has returned after 8 years in Team India. He has also scored a triple century in Test cricket. Earlier, the Indian batsman did very well in Indian domestic cricket. He had scored continuously for Karnataka but after his return to international cricket, his form has seen a decline. Talking about Karun Nair’s data in international Test cricket, he has scored 491 runs in 9 matches at an average of 44.63. His best score is 303 runs not out. He has scored 437 runs in 8 innings of 6 matches against England at an average of 62.42.
Performance of the rest of the players of Team India
For Team India, captain Shubman Gill has so far scored 601 runs in three matches at a strike rate of 120.20, including a double century and two centuries. Not only this, Rishabh Pant has also performed amazing and harassed the bowlers of England. He has scored two centuries and a half -century. Among Indian players, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul have also scored centuries in this series. In such a situation, if Karun Nair has to retain his place in Team India, then it is very important for him to make a big score in the second innings of this match.
