India and created a dominant tab on day 1 their four -day match with a red ball against England Lions at St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury. Karun Nair made a convincing case for a place in the Senior XI test for the upcoming series of five matches against England, starting on 20 June. On the stump, India and the impressive 409 for 3 out of 90 exceeding, which strongly began at the beginning of the three -way Old Blight tour.
Nair raised his 24. First -class hundreds -And his second behind-after his winning match in the finals of the Ranji Trophy for Vidarbha at the beginning of this year. He was in a noble touch, hit 24 boundaries and six, earning on favorable launch conditions in Canterbury.
India and was soon shaken by the loss of their captain Abhimanyu Easwaran and colleagues Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, but Nair and Sarfaraz Khan joined to settled shifts. The duo stood on the mammoth 181-Run stand for the third goal and thwarted any momentum that England lions hoped to stand up.
Po-Tea, Dhruv Jurel joined Nair in the middle and immediately got into his groove and earned some bland bowling from the attack of tired England. Judel raced on undefeated 82 of just 104 supplies and showed a fine mixture of aggression and control when the pitchors tried to maintain intensity in the final session.
While both Sarfaraz and Jurel showed impressive skills and temperament, it was Karun Nair who performed, exposed peace, elegance and a wide range of moves. Soon he took the time and saw a new ball against the disciplined four -point pace of the attack before he opened up with a confident TA.
Nair, armed with a mountain run in home cricket and a solid stint with capital in Delhi in IPL 2025, looked calm and assured himself in the fold. His leg work was sharp – decisive against rotation and pace. Whether he rocked back to the strike through the cover or ride on the front leg, he looked under complete control.
His judgment outside Patek was immaculate and gave the Indian team leadership a lot of thinking when they prepare for a life without Rohit Sharma and Virt Kohli before the new cycle at the World Test Championship.
Nairova playing was particularly impressive; He left the ball to come to him, playing late and manipulating the bouncers with an aplomb. Karnataka dough, which last played for India in 2017, showed authority with his shots and hooks and reminded all of his class and experience.
Easwarean and Jaiswal disappoint
Earlier on the day, the Captain Abhimanyu Easwaren was disappointed, who could not earn further occasions and fell on his feet in front of the left shoulder of Pacer Josh Hull. Yashsvi Jaiswal, who looked reassured during his 55-molks 24, breaks up his shot-Vojný drive from Pacer Eddie Jack resulted in the catch of Lions James Rew.
Sarfaraz Khan was also visibly depressed when he missed only eight runs in the well -deserved century. The bombai dough, which was omitted from the Indian test team for the England of the Tour, was captured, while trying to look for harmless delivery on the side of the foot-soft release of the folded shifts.
Since India will look at the next runs on the 2nd day, it is expected that the first shifts will provide a large pillow with its padders when they adapt to English conditions. With several players who attach the right to select seniors, visitors will hope that momentum will continue during the four -day competition.
Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
May 30, 2025
