Karun Nair

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Karun Nair
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Personal information
Full nameKarun Kaladharan Nair
Born (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 30)
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
Relations
Sanaya Tankariwala
​
(m. 2020)​
(wife)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 287)26 November 2016 v England
Last Test25 March 2017 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 212)11 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI13 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.69
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentKarnataka
2012–2013Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 69)
2014–2015Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 69)
2016–2017Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 69)
2018–2020Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 69)
2021-presentKolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 6 2 76 78
Runs scored 374 46 5,436 1,953
Batting average 62.33 23.00 50.33 31.50
100s/50s 1/0 0/0 14/25 2/12
Top score 303* 39 328 120
Balls bowled 12 – 1269 750
Wickets 0 – 13 14
Bowling average – – 52.30 44.78
5 wickets in innings – – 0 0
10 wickets in match – – 0 0
Best bowling – – 2/11 2/16
Catches/stumpings 3/– 0/– 64/– 29/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 25 December 2019

Karun Kaladharan Nair (born 6 December 1991) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Karnataka cricket team in domestic cricket.[1] He is a right-handed batsman and occasional off break bowler who plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL.[2] Karun Nair is the youngest Indian and sixth youngest batsman in the world to slam a Test triple hundred.[3]

Early life[]

Karun was born on 6 December 1991 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan to Kaladharan Nair and Prema Nair who hail from Chengannur in Alappuzha district of Kerala.[4] His mother-tongue is Malayalam.[5] Kaladharan, who is a mechanical engineer, was posted in Jodhpur at the time of his son's birth and later moved to Koramangala, Bangalore where he also worked on the sprinkler system at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Nair's mother Prema is a teacher at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Bangalore. He has an elder sister, Shruthi Nair.[6]

Born as a premature baby, his parents were advised by the doctors to introduce their son to sports as part of the treatment for his weak lungs.[7] He joined Koramangala Cricket Academy on March 28, 2001, a year after his family moved to Bengaluru and was coached under Shivanand.[8] He studied at Chinmaya Vidyalaya until fourth grade after which he switched to the Frank Anthony Public School.[9][10] He studied BCom (Hons) at Jain University in Bangalore.[11] He is fluent in several languages : English, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil.[5]

Personal life[]

Karun announced his engagement with longtime girlfriend Sanaya Tankariwala, a media professional on June 29, 2019, through his social media handles.[12] The couple got married in a private ceremony at Udaipur, Rajasthan on 19 January 2020.[13]

Domestic career[]

Nair made his first-class debut in the 2013–14 season in which Karnataka won the Ranji Trophy. He scored three consecutive centuries in their final league game and the first-two knockout matches.[14] Karnataka won the title again in 2014–15,[15] with Nair scoring 709 runs in their ten matches,[14] including a knock of 328 in the final against Tamil Nadu to help Karnataka register an innings victory. He became only the second player from Karnataka to score a triple century and the first batsman to score a triple century in a Ranji final since 1946–47.[16] It was the highest total by a batsman in the final of the Ranji Trophy.[17]

In October 2018, he was named in India A's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[18] The following month, he was named as one of eight players to watch ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy.[19] In August 2019, he was named in the India Red team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[20][21] In February 2021, Nair was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.[22]

International career[]

Nair made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on 11 June 2016.[23] On 26 November 2016, he made his Test debut against England at Mohali.[24] He scored his maiden Test century in the final match of the series at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, going on to finish 303 not out.[25][26] He took three innings to hit the triple century, thus becoming the quickest batsman to a maiden triple-hundred in Test cricket history. The Karnataka batsman scored a triple century in his third Test at Chennai against England in 2016. He became India's second triple-centurion after Virender Sehwag, and only the third man in the game's history to convert a maiden Test ton into a triple.[27] India won the match by an innings and 75 runs, and Nair was named as the player of the match.[28]But he played only three Test matches after that. Karun Nair is considered to be one of the tragic heroes of Indian cricket.[29]

References[]

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  4. ^ "Cricket was in his blood from age 10: Karun Nair's father". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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  6. ^ Monga, Sidharth. "Parental pride as Nair feels the hand of fortune at last". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Karun Nair's Incredible Journey To Become A Star Cricketer". outlookindia.
  8. ^ "Karun Nair was destined for great things; feels childhood coach Shivanand". crictracker. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  9. ^ Chatterjee, Soumya. "As Karun Nair joins elite 300 club, proud school in Bengaluru recalls his dedication". The News Minute. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  10. ^ Achal, Ashwin (19 December 2016). "'Since he was 12, Karun wanted to play for India'". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  11. ^ Bhatia, Neeru (1 January 2017). "Double-clicked!". The Week. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Karun Nair gets engaged to long-time girlfriend". sportsndtv. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Karun Nair marries long-time girlfriend Sanaya Tankariwala". sportsndtv. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Karun Nair's long wait for maiden Test cap could come to an end next week". India Today. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  15. ^ "The Ranji Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Karun Nair first batsman in 68 years to score triple century in Ranji final". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  17. ^ "The most exhilarating ODI of them all". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  18. ^ "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  19. ^ "Eight players to watch out for in Ranji Trophy 2018-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  20. ^ "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  22. ^ "IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  23. ^ "India tour of Zimbabwe, 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jun 11, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  24. ^ "England bat first; Rahul injured, Nair handed debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  25. ^ "Karun Nair smashes sensational triple ton to put India on top in Chennai Test". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  26. ^ Stadium, Vic Marks at the MA Chidambaram (19 December 2016). "Karun Nair scores 303 in India's highest Test total as England's misery continues". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  27. ^ "Karun Nair had 1 or 2 average Test matches and he was sidelined," says former batting coach Sanjay Bangar". India Today. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  28. ^ "England tour of India, 5th Test: India v England at Chennai, Dec 16–20, 2016".
  29. ^ https://cricketandcricketer.com/karun-nair-scored-300-but-kohli-ignored/. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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