Karun Nair in a cryptic post social media post shared his frustration.
Karun Nair was added to the team for the tour of England following his outstanding performance in the Ranji Trophy 2024–2025 season.
BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar while announcing the squad for West Indies Tests was blunt when asked about Karun Nair's omission.
Devdutt Padikkal, who was in excellent form against Australia A and hit a 150-run knock, was added to the West Indies squad in Karun Nair's place.
Karun Nair managed to accumulate 205 runs from eight innings at an average of 25.62, with 57 being his highest total in the previous five-match series against England.
Due to Rishabh Pant's injury, Dhruv Jurel is expected to be the team's first choice behind the stumps, and Narayan Jagadeesan will probably be selected as a cover.
For a place in the first eleven, Karun's biggest competitor could be Nitish Reddy, who is now fit and had been included in the India A squad for the A Tests against Australia.
Karun Nair, who went to England with a truckload of domestic runs under his belt, returned from the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy with 205 runs from eight innings at an average of 25.62.
While we don’t know if we will see Karun Nair against the West Indies, the truth is Nair will know he had given it his all. That’s all that matters in the end.
India vs England: Karun Nair and Prasidh Krishna need to make it count at the Oval.
Nair on this tour has scores of - 0, 20, 31, 26, 40, and 14 after getting promoted up the order in place of Sudharsan.
For a top-order bat, squandering a start is a deadly sin. And in Karun’s case, it seems a habit he can’t kick.
Karun Nair, 33, was looking fine at the crease until he suddenly chose to leave a straight delivery and was struck squarely on the pads off Brydon Carse's bowling.
Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra believes the Lord's Test will be the last opportunity for Karun Nair to establish his value.
IND vs ENG 1st Test: The delivery from Prasidh Krishna appeared to catch Karun Nair off guard, causing some discomfort.
Catches win matches, and India’s slip fielders will have to be on top of their game, especially in pressure situations.
In the first unofficial Test between India A and the England Lions, Karun Nair scored 204, demonstrating that he still has the desire to succeed in cricket, or at least in the red-ball format.
Karun Nair had scored 863 runs with four hundreds in nine Ranji Trophy games and 779 runs with five hundreds in eight Vijay Hazare Trophy innings in the last domestic season.
At stumps, the Lions reached 237/2 in 52 overs, with the compact left-hander Haines anchoring the innings with an unbeaten 103 (147 balls). They still trail India A by 320 runs.
The form by Karun Nair will lift India's confidence heading into the blockbuster series against England.
Back in December 2022, Karun Nair had tweeted, "Dear cricket, give me one more chance." Since then, he’s been quietly waiting, working, and hoping.
Karun Nair has earned a recall to the Test squad following a consistent run of form in domestic cricket over the past two to three years.
India's tour of England: India 'A' squad for the tour of England announced by BCCI on Friday (May 15).
Will India turn to Karun Nair more than eight years after his moment in the Chennai sun? It seems unlikely, but stranger things have happened in Indian cricket history.
The 33-year-old now has 637 runs from eight matches at an astonishing average of 637.