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Karun Nair

India|Top order Batter
Karun Nair
INTL CAREER: 2016 - 2017
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Full Name

Karun Nair

Born

December 06, 1991, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Age

31y 117d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Top order Batter

The year 2016 was memorable for Karun Nair. He made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in July, his selection a reward for his consistency in domestic cricket - he had averaged more than 50 in his first three seasons. In October, he was elevated to captain of his state side, Karnataka. In November, he was given his first Test cap in the Mohali Test against England. In his third Test, 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.

The year wasn't just full of happy memories, though. He was involved in a boat mishap in Kerala during a temple festival, an incident in which a number of people drowned and several others were reported missing. Nair, who did not know to swim, was rescued by a group of locals.

Nair had also had a good IPL in 2016, justifying his price tag of INR 4 crore - he was sold for 40 times his base price - by playing a key role for Delhi Daredevils at the top of the order.

He had had an outstanding debut first-class season in 2013-14, becoming an instrumental part of the Karnataka side that swept the Ranji and Irani titles. He hit centuries in three successive Ranji matches, including the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, and also hit the winning six that ended Karnataka's 15-year-wait for a Ranji title. In the following season, he overcame a series of low scores to make a record-breaking triple-century as Karnataka defended their Ranji crown.

In 2014 he was signed by IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals, where he established himself in the XI, sometimes even opening the batting with Shane Watson. Consistent performances for Karnataka and India A earned him an India call-up in 2015, when he joined the Test squad in Sri Lanka as a replacement to M Vijay, though he did not debut at the time.
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Career Averages
Batting & Fielding
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Test671374303*62.3350673.911041460
ODI220463923.008852.27006000
FC8513615592232848.941124152.68152773425710
List A908213211912030.71263680.3821221932330
T2015013516298911125.112279131.1521629399590
Bowling
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test6212110---5.50-000
ODI2------------
FC85611383730132/112/3556.153.16106.3000
List A9037876750152/162/1650.005.1358.4000
T2015010788141/21/220.256.2319.5000
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Karun Nair holds the pose after a lofted shot
Karun Nair's 91 formed the majority of the unbroken 141-run opening stand for the Warriors
Kumar Sangakkara has a chat with Karun Nair at Rajasthan Royals training
Karun Nair in a pensive mood
Parvez Rasool and Karun Nair share a lighter moment
Karun Nair plays a sweep