It was in December 2022 that Karun Nair posted popularly on his Twitter handle: “Dear cricket, give me a chance.” Nair, who played his legitimate role in heartbeats in the game, finally had the opportunity to against the Indians of Mumbai at the Indian Premier League 2025. He scored 40-ball 89 marks for his team’s Delhi capitals as he chased off the target of 206 of Mumbai Indians. Chase fell 12 runs, but reminded the world of what Nair could do.
The man who played in his first IPL in nearly three years (he finally featured for Rajasthan Royals in 2022), Nair scored his last IPL half a century after 2520 days (it was nearly seven years). He was taken by a Delhi is priced at Rs 50laksh.
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Karun Nair, a Delhi capital, agrees the meeting during the IPL 2025 against Mumbai Indians. (Sportsbicks for IPL)
Over the past few years, Karun Nair has seen a lot of professional turmoil. In spite of this After Vairander Sehwag, the right -handed thunderbolt goes down in the second Indian thunderbolt in Test cricket.
2023-24 had to move from Karnataka to Vidarbha at the beginning of the indigenous season. The switch paid the rich dividend, and he scored an average of 389.50 and 863 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at 779 runs, leading Vidarba to the title of 2024/25. To prevent that, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was 255 runs scoring over 170 strikes in 2024/25.
Nair left for Nortampons in 10 County Championships in two seasons, where he scored 736 runs at 56.61.
“Honestly, I had the hope that I played [IPL] Prior to this, I knew what it would be like, it was no different that I was going to face… (not) nothing new. So, in my mind, it is about going there and giving a few balls and getting used to the speed and atmosphere of the game again, ”said Nair after Mumbai on Sunday evening.
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