Now it seems that Team India has lost its 'hero'. We are talking about a batsman who has not got a single chance in Team India in the last 7 years. This batsman played his last match for the Indian team in 2017. Now the same batsman played a brilliant innings in the Maharaja Trophy 2024 match and scored 124* runs in 48 balls at a strike rate of 258.33. We are talking about Indian batsman Karun Nair. Nair did wonders and once again staked a claim for a comeback in Team India.
He scored a triple century against England
Karun Nair made a lot of headlines by scoring a triple century in the Test against England in 2016. Similarly, now he has become the topic of discussion by playing a brilliant innings in the Maharaja Trophy. Let us tell you that the Indian batsman is captaining the Mysore Warriors in the Maharaja Trophy. The captain of Mysore Warriors played this innings in the 10th match of the tournament.
Dangerous performance in Maharaja Trophy
Batting first in the match, Mysore Warriors scored 226/4 in 20 overs. Captain Karun Nair played the biggest innings for the team and scored 124* runs in 48 balls with the help of 13 fours and 9 sixes. Karun batted at a strike rate of 258.33 during this period.
Played ODIs and Tests for Team India
It is worth noting that Karun Nair has played Test and ODI cricket for India. He made his international debut for India in 2016. In the same year, he scored 303* runs in a Test against England. After this innings, Nair was seen as the future batsman of the Indian Test team. Nair also played ODI cricket for India. However, after 2017, he could not get a place in Team India again. Nair played 6 Tests and 2 ODIs for India. He scored 374 runs in 7 Test innings at an average of 62.33. Apart from this, he scored 46 runs in 2 ODI innings.