'It was very lonely here' - Sehwag

The only India batsman to have scored a triple-hundred before Karun Nair was Virender Sehwag. He was among the first to welcome Nair to the club.

Yay ! Welcome to the 300 club @karun126 .
It was very lonely here for the last 12 years 8 months.
Wish you the very best Karun.Maza aa gaya!

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 19, 2016

Welcome to the 300 club youngster @karun126 #Super

— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) December 19, 2016

Wishes poured in from across India.

What an effort 300 @karun126keep rocking..His first test hundred and that's 300 not out.God bless @BCCI #INDvENG looks like 4-0

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 19, 2016

What I loved about Karun was that he started from scratch after 100,then after 200 & if he had the chance would have done after 300 too.

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) December 19, 2016

Now that's what we call amaze balls!! well done kulla @karun126 !! Amazing stuff pal!! Super proud of you!!/p>— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) December 19, 2016

What splendid performances Karun & Rahul. Enjoyed every bit of it... Kudos @karun126 @klrahul11

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) December 19, 2016

Congratulations @karun126! What a knock. Hope to see you play many such more in the future.

— Mohammed Shami (@MdShami11) December 19, 2016

Congratulations on the historic triple century @karun126! We all are delighted & proud of your remarkable feat.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 19, 2016

Congratulations @karun126 . Scoring 300 not an easy thing.
Wish you the very best .

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 19, 2016

And elsewhere.

Take a bow @karun126 quality triple, India never short of batting talent, another emerges! #INDvENG

— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) December 19, 2016

@karun126 WOW!!! 303 not out. So proud of my old @rajasthanroyals mate. And my @RCBTweets teammate @klrahul11 199 #INDvENG

— Shane Watson (@ShaneRWatson33) December 19, 2016

Karun Nair's highest first-class score still remains his 328 in the 2014-15 Ranji Trophy final.

The last time Karun Nair made a triple-hundred, his team won by an innings and 217. Odds on England being bowled out for 75? #IndvEng

— Alan Gardner (@alanroderick) December 19, 2016

Saw @karun126's original triple - 328 in the #RanjiTrophy final of 2014-15. That was against Tamil Nadu. This one's in Tamil Nadu.

— Saurabh Somani (@saurabh_42) December 19, 2016

India declared on 759 for 7 - their record Test total - and Nair's unbeaten 303 was the first time a batsman had finished on that score in Tests.

Well played Karun Nair. Not only a triple century, but a never-before-recorded Test score to boot! https://t.co/IkwHjTOxuY #IndvEng

— Andrew Miller (@miller_cricket) December 19, 2016

Both Jayant Yadav and Karun Nair, who were handed debuts during the England series, have made an impression.

Extremely pleased to see the India-A plan giving rich rewards under #RahulDravid. Jayant & Karun shinning examples. @BCCI #TeamIndia

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) December 19, 2016

The 31st Test triple soon?

Karun Nair's first two Tests: 4, 13
Makes 303no in his third Test. Good eg why it's way too early to give up on Nic Maddinson #INDvENG

— Andrew Wu (@wutube) December 19, 2016

Would you agree with this thought?

Kohli, Ashwin & Karun are the first three names on the team-sheet for the next Test...I'm expecting team composition to change vs Bangladesh

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) December 19, 2016

That would be cruel.

Now the question is: will Karun Nair become the first-ever triple-centurion to be dropped in his next Test?

— Sambit Bal (@sambitbal) December 19, 2016