Karun Nair

Karun Nair

Karun Nair

India India

Overview

Full Name Karun Kaladharan Nair
Age 33y 16d
Born Friday December 6, 1991, India
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Style Off break
Playing Role Batter

Teams represented

India IndiaIndia A India AIndian Board Presidents XI Indian Board Presidents XIIndia Green India GreenIndia Red India RedNorthamptonshire NorthamptonshireRest of India Rest of IndiaSouth Zone South ZoneRoyal Challengers Bengaluru Royal Challengers BengaluruKolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight RidersPunjab Kings Punjab KingsDelhi Capitals Delhi CapitalsRajasthan Royals Rajasthan RoyalsIndia Under-19 India Under-19Karnataka KarnatakaVidarbha VidarbhaMangalore United Mangalore UnitedMysore Warriors Mysore WarriorsLucknow Super Giants Lucknow Super GiantsCanara Bank Canara Bank

Biography

Karun Nair is a right handed opening batsman and an occasional off-break bowler. Born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Karun represents Karnataka in domestic cricket. He has played for Karnataka at all junior levels. He has also represented India's U-19 team touring Australia.

Karun was signed by the Bangalore team for the fifth edition of the Indian T20 League in 2012 but could not play more than 2 games. He had an excellent 2013-14 Ranji season in which he scored three centuries in six matches including an innings of 151 not out in the semi-final. He was under perfect guidance of Rahul Dravid, Shane Watson and Brad Hodge as he was a part of the Rajasthan team in the 2014 season of Indian T20 League. In 2016 auction, Nair was bought by the Delhi franchise for a whopping Rs 4 crore, 40 times his base price.

After delivering on a consistent basis for Karnataka and India A, Karun Nair finally got a call for the national team in 2015 when he replaced an injured Murali Vijay on the Sri Lankan tour. However, he never got a chance to break into the playing XI. Finally, in 2016 he made his Test debut against England in Mohali and made it count by scoring a mammoth triple ton in only his third Test.

Debut
India vs England at Mohali - Saturday November 26, 2016

Batting

Matches 6
Innings 7
Runs 374
100's - 50's 1 - 0
Sixes - Fours 4 - 41
Average 62.33
Strike Rate 73.91
Highest Score (vs England, 16/12/2016) 303

Bowling

Matches 6
Innings 2
Overs 2
Wickets 0
Economy Rate 5.50
Five-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Ten-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Best Figures (vs England, 16/12/2016) 0/4

Fielding

Catches 6
Stumpings 0
Run Outs 0

Career Runs

320
240
160
80
Runs
Years

Biography

sub title

Karun Nair is a right handed opening batsman and an occasional off-break bowler. Born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Karun represents Karnataka in domestic cricket. He has played for Karnataka at all junior levels. He has also represented India's U-19 team touring Australia.

Karun was signed by the Bangalore team for the fifth edition of the Indian T20 League in 2012 but could not play more than 2 games. He had an excellent 2013-14 Ranji season in which he scored three centuries in six matches including an innings of 151 not out in the semi-final. He was under perfect guidance of Rahul Dravid, Shane Watson and Brad Hodge as he was a part of the Rajasthan team in the 2014 season of Indian T20 League. In 2016 auction, Nair was bought by the Delhi franchise for a whopping Rs 4 crore, 40 times his base price.

After delivering on a consistent basis for Karnataka and India A, Karun Nair finally got a call for the national team in 2015 when he replaced an injured Murali Vijay on the Sri Lankan tour. However, he never got a chance to break into the playing XI. Finally, in 2016 he made his Test debut against England in Mohali and made it count by scoring a mammoth triple ton in only his third Test.