Karun

Nair

India
Batsman

Karun

About Karun Nair

Name
Karun Nair
Born
Dec 06, 1991 (32 years)
Birth Place
India
Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed
Bowling Style
Off break

Karun Nair is a right handed opening batsman and an occasional off-break bowler. Born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Karun represents Karnataka in domestic cricket. He has played for Karnataka at all junior levels. He has also represented India's U-19 team touring Australia.

Karun was signed by the Bangalore team for the fifth edition of the Indian T20 League in 2012 but could not play more than 2 games. He had an excellent 2013-14 Ranji season in which he scored three centuries in six matches including an innings of 151 not out in the semi-final. He was under perfect guidance of Rahul Dravid, Shane Watson and Brad Hodge as he was a part of the Rajasthan team in the 2014 season of Indian T20 League. In 2016 auction, Nair was bought by the Delhi franchise for a whopping Rs 4 crore, 40 times his base price.

After delivering on a consistent basis for Karnataka and India A, Karun Nair finally got a call for the national team in 2015 when he replaced an injured Murali Vijay on the Sri Lankan tour. However, he never got a chance to break into the playing XI. Finally, in 2016 he made his Test debut against England in Mohali and made it count by scoring a mammoth triple ton in only his third Test.

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Career Stats

Batting
Bowling
Batter
Test
ODI
T20I
Domestic-Firstclass
Matches
6
2
0
30
Innings
7
2
0
49
Runs
374
46
0
1702
Highest Score
303
39
0
138
SR
73.00
52.00
0.00
52.00
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Team Played For

India
India
India A
India A
Indian Board Presidents XI
Indian Board Presidents XI
India Green
India Green
India Red
India Red
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Rest of India
Rest of India
South Zone
South Zone
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders
Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings
Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals
India Under-19
India Under-19
Karnataka
Karnataka
Vidarbha
Vidarbha
Mangalore United
Mangalore United
Mysore Warriors
Mysore Warriors
Lucknow Super Giants
Lucknow Super Giants
Canara Bank
Canara Bank