KARUN NAIR
Personal Information
Born
Dec 06, 1991 (24 years)
Birth Place
Jodhpur
Nickname
Nair
Height
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Role
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Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm offbreak
Batting Career Summary
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 39 | 23 | 88 | 52.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 41 | 37 | 4 | 877 | 83 | 26.58 | 686 | 127.84 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 96 | 20 | 0 |
Career Information
Intl Debut
at 24y vs Zimbabwe . Jun 11, 2016
Last Intl Match
Current Teams
Indian Board Presidents XI, India, Royal Challengers Bangalore,
Karnataka, Rajasthan Royals, South Zone, India A, Mangalore United, Rest
of India, Delhi Daredevils
Profile
Born
in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Karun Nair is a promising young top-order
batsman, who has the ability to play long innings. Though born in
Rajasthan, he represented Karnataka in the domestic circuit and had a
great debut season in 2013-14. Though he did not play all the matches,
he played six matches and scored close to 500 runs including three
hundreds with a highest of 151 not out.
His strike-rate in the limited-overs format was pretty good and soon he caught the eyes of Rahul Dravid, who was instrumental in roping him into the Rajasthan Royals squad at the auctions for the 2014 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Before joining Rajasthan Royals, he was part of Royal Challengers Bangalore, but wasn't given many opportunities.
He wasn't tested at the start of the season and when he got the opportunity to open the innings, he failed in the first few games. However, Dravid trusted the youngster and persisted with him and it paid rich dividends as Nair played a match-winning 73 not out against Delhi Daredevils. He was a regular opener since then and eventually went on to become the side's second leading run-scorer despite having missed the first few games.
After Rajasthan Royals were handed a two-year ban, Nair was picked by Delhi Daredevils in the 2016 IPL auctions. Once again Dravid - the Delhi Daredevils head coach now, showing his faith in the youngster and Nair didn't disappoint. Even though the franchise failed to make it to the playoffs, Nair was the second highest run-getter for his side, behind Quinton de Kock.
Being one of the bright spots in the IPL 2016, Nair was selected for the ODI and T20I tour of Zimbabwe. He made his debut in the first ODI where he opened with fellow state mate, KL Rahul. However, he didn't make an impact in the two outings and also failed to capitalize when selected for the India A side.
With talent and age on his side, it would not be a surprise if Nair works his way back into the national side very soon.
His strike-rate in the limited-overs format was pretty good and soon he caught the eyes of Rahul Dravid, who was instrumental in roping him into the Rajasthan Royals squad at the auctions for the 2014 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Before joining Rajasthan Royals, he was part of Royal Challengers Bangalore, but wasn't given many opportunities.
He wasn't tested at the start of the season and when he got the opportunity to open the innings, he failed in the first few games. However, Dravid trusted the youngster and persisted with him and it paid rich dividends as Nair played a match-winning 73 not out against Delhi Daredevils. He was a regular opener since then and eventually went on to become the side's second leading run-scorer despite having missed the first few games.
After Rajasthan Royals were handed a two-year ban, Nair was picked by Delhi Daredevils in the 2016 IPL auctions. Once again Dravid - the Delhi Daredevils head coach now, showing his faith in the youngster and Nair didn't disappoint. Even though the franchise failed to make it to the playoffs, Nair was the second highest run-getter for his side, behind Quinton de Kock.
Being one of the bright spots in the IPL 2016, Nair was selected for the ODI and T20I tour of Zimbabwe. He made his debut in the first ODI where he opened with fellow state mate, KL Rahul. However, he didn't make an impact in the two outings and also failed to capitalize when selected for the India A side.
With talent and age on his side, it would not be a surprise if Nair works his way back into the national side very soon.
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