Luck on this player. (Photo- PTI)
The difficulties of the Indian cricket team, already 2–1 in the five Test series against England, have increased further. According to reports, young all -rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is out of the remaining matches due to injury to young all -rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, just before the fourth Test starting on 23 July 2025 at Old Trafford, Manchester. This news is a major setback for the Indian camp, as Reddy was a part of playing 11 in both the last matches. However, this crisis has opened a golden opportunity for an experienced batsman to confirm a place in the playing XI.
Luck on this player
While Nitish Reddy’s injury has increased difficulties for the Indian team, it has brought a big opportunity for experienced batsman Karun Nair. Karun Nair’s performance in this series has been disappointing so far. Due to continuous poor performance in the first three Tests, his playing XI was in danger. However, the absence of Reddy has affected India’s batting combination, due to which Karun Nair playing in the fourth Test is almost fixed.
Actually, Nitish Reddy was included in the team to prolong the batting lineup and Karun Nair is getting a chance to play at number three. In such a situation, now only Sai Sudarshan and Abhimanyu Ishwar are left as batsmen in the team’s squad. Abhimanyu Ishwaran is an opener. At the same time, Sai Sudarshan plays in the top order. In such a situation, even though there may be a change in the batting combination of Karun Nair, it is negligible to exclude the playing 11. In such a situation, Karun Nair has a chance to prove himself once again in the Manchester Test.
Only so many runs scored in 6 innings
Karun Nair has got a chance to play in all three matches so far in this series. But during this period, he has scored only 131 runs in 6 innings at a bad average of 21.83. In which 40 runs are his best score. Karun Nair was able to score only 20 runs in the first Test match, in which he was also dismissed without opening an account in an innings. In the second match, he played innings of 31 and 26 runs. At the same time, he scored 40 runs and 14 runs in the third match.
