“Dear cricket, give me another chance,” read the post on the account of Karun Nair X (formerly Twitter) December 10, 2022, when the Indian dough expressed its despair to dress the Indian jersey again. Fast forward to 2025, Nair deserved his place back in the Indian team, after being selected for the England team on the back of some huge performances in the home cricket.
The 33 -year -old man continued to strengthen his place in playing XI by scoring sensational doubles in the tour. With this, the stage looked prepared for the return of the prodigal son of the Indian cricket when he started his new chapter of his international career.
Nair was given the opportunity to let his bat to speak 2. Day of the first test in Headingley in Leeds. However, a lot to his dismay, was released on a quad duck on his international return. The second shifts were a bizarre trip for the right -hander, when he fired a strike 37, scored 20 out of 54 balls, while India tried to extend their lead for 400.
The second test followed a similar script. Nair was released at 31 in the first shifts after a promising start, which returned with a sharp ejector by Brydon Cars. In the second shift, Wicketkeeper Jamie Smith was shot again after scoring 26.
It’s time to repay the confidence of leadership
Therefore, the star dough did not re -use the opportunity and was exposed to extended trolling on social media. When the Nair in the third test is released on a bat at Lord, his career could be on a line, with clear prospects such as Abhimanyu Easwarean and Sai Sudhasan heating the bench.
Nair could easily face the sequences in the second test itself because India needed to accommodate the versatile Washington Sundar in the XI game. The team management, however, continued to support the dough of Vidarbha, which meant that 23 -year -old Sai Sudharsan had to make a way for Sundar after failing in the debut test.
Despite having enjoyed the support of team management, Nair failed to repay confidence, with questions about his place grow louder with every low score. When the third test is approaching, the time for Nair’s second chance for international cricket could get well if he did not let him again.
Return for ages
When several young people knocked on the door of selector by plundering runs in the home cricket – and several are already warming the bench – the second shift at international level faces a true danger that they will soon be announced. The cricket born in Rajasthan had to burn from the skin to return to the Indian team, and each shot from his willow deprived of the towering wall, which had long kept him out of sight of the selector.
Nair was in the form of his life and in the last home season he produced Bradmanesque running. He played a key role in Vidarbh’s triumph in 2024–25 wounds Trophy and ended up as the fourth highest shooter of the season. He gathered 863 runs from 16 shifts on average 53.93, including four centuries and the two 1950s.
His exploitation in 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy made people question the accuracy of his statistics when he became the highest tournament, which became 779 runs out of eight shifts in a stunning 389.50 and a blow of 124.04, which is five hundred and fifty.
Can the Lord bring the best of Naira?
The dough of Visarbha sweated in an effort to his elusive dream and understands the foundation on which his career was rebuilt. When he arrives at the most prestigious place of cricket world at a decisive moment in his career, Nair finds his back against the wall-more poor show could well mark the end of the road.
He is too familiar with the agony that the player lasts after the door has been shown, and a steep climb is necessary to return to the clearing. It was time for Nair to finally pay off the faith that the team leadership, and justice to the harsh courts he had to wear the Indian badge on his shirt.
Lord’s is often a place that brings the best in the players, and now it is up to Nair to etch his name to the folklore of the stadium and get a place on the Council for honors and help India take the lead in the series.
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Published:
Rishabh beniwal
Published on:
10th July 2025
