'I scored a fifty when no one else managed': Karun Nair takes swipe at Ajit Agarkar after Test axe

Karun Nair takes swipe at Ajit Agarkar after Test axe

Karun Nair didn't mince his words reacting to the Test axe, just after one series in England. Nair, who is only the second Indian after Virender Sehwag to smash 300 runs in Test, was not considered for the upcoming two-match series against West Indies with selectors showing faith in Devdutt Padikkal ahead of the 33-year-old.

BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar while announcing the squad was blunt when asked about Nair's omission. "Frankly, we expected a little bit more. He’s played four Tests, but we’ve spoken about just one innings. It is the way it is. We feel we needed a little bit more at this point. We wish we could give everyone 15 or 20 Tests, but it doesn’t work that way," the former India pacer said.

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Nair while speaking to Times of India expressed he expected to be selected and is surprised by the omission. He also pointed out his knock from the fifth and final Test at The Oval, which was a do-or-die affair for Shubman Gill and Co. Then Nair batting at No. 5 helped the team to a respectable total, smashing 57, which was also the solitary half-century from the innings.

Highlighting the effort in a crucial encounter, Nair said: "Yes, I did expect the selection. I don't know what to say. No words. I don't have many comments to make. It's very difficult for me to answer. You should probably ask the selectors what they are thinking. The only thing is, in the last Test match, I scored a fifty when no one else managed in the first innings. So, yeah, I thought I contributed to the team, especially in the last game that we won. But, yeah, it is what it is. Those things don't matter."

Overall Nair managed to accumulate 205 runs from eight innings at an average of 25.62.