Karun Nair presented a championship display with a bat on the 1st day of the first four -day match during India and a tour of English lions in St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. The award -winning warrior appeared in complete control on the surface that offered a good firing value. Karun came to No. 3 after the captain and opener Abhimanyu Easwaren fell cheaply, deployed on the Pálková Clinic against Ball Red Dukes.
Karun became the first Indian batter to hit a hundred on a highly anticipated tour of England. A 33 -year -old man, who returned to the Indian test side after seven years, hit his 24 hundreds of the first hundred. He was also his second consecutive fifty in cricket with a red ball after his match winning a hundred in the final of the Ranji Trophy for Vidarbha in February.
Karun got to his hundreds in 155 balls in a messenger over time, cropped with his foot-Spinner Rehan Ahmed twice. Karun removed the helmet and celebrated hundreds, soaked in the applause of Indian dug and crowd. Like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan, Karun gave a permanent ovation.
It was timely knocking for karun, which was named in Indian 18 -member group for a series of five testsStarting from June 20.
Sarfaraz lacks hundreds of
Unfortunately, Sarfaraz Khan missed his hundreds, climbed 92 after a break on tea 1. Day of a four -day match.
He reached his fifty in 85 balls in shifts filled with strokes. Karnataka The dough was undefeated in 91 in tea when the 181-running partnership with Sarfaraz Khaz, who was given a chance for bat on No. 4, sewed together.
England Lions relied on an attack on the four -point pace during the first session. They managed to keep the scoring level under control after Pacer’s left shoulder Josh Hull released Abhimanyu to 8, followed by Eddie Jack, a high right armed, and removed Yashasvi Jaiswal for 24 years. The new ball offered some movement, but Karun Nair negotiated it professionally and showed peace and durability.
He looked assured with his foot and showed the brightness in the front and hind legs. Karun quickly earned full vans, riding with elegance, and when the pitchs shortened, he turned for sure to play late and penetrate the field with accuracy.
Karun also managed a short ball with authority and a few broadcasts on the edge with elegant shots. He hit 14 boundaries with tea and led India in the position of strength.
On the other hand, Sarfaraz Khan – overlooked selectors for the test series in England – made a strong case for himself. He showed maturity and adapted to the conditions and at the beginning of the shift limited his natural aggression. Before moving gears, he raised his fifty in 87.
Sarfaraz looked comfortable against Spinners Rehan Ahmed and Dan Mousley and easily sought boundaries. He scored another 42 escapes of only 31 balls when he raced towards the deserved hundreds. Immediately after tea, Sarfaraz was released with the left shoulder of Pacer Hull. The bomber dough was hard on delivery, which was bowed on the side of the foot from around the goal. Sarfaraz managed only to replace the Wicketkeeper, who sinks him and collected him low.
Sarfaraz was shuffled with himself after the opportunity to hit the statement of one hundred.
Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
May 30, 2025
