The day when Karun Nair scored 303* against England at Chennai, most of the fans felt that the middle order woes would come to an end. But time had other ideas. Many youngsters were tried at the lower middle order and the experiment is still on.
Karun who was named in the squad in the recent overseas tour hadn”t got a game. In fact, Hanuma Vihari who was called in the final leg was preferred over the former.
Many experts felt sorry for Karun for being ended up as the unluckiest player of the side. However, things didn”t turn in his favour this time too. Mayank Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw received call-ups for the Windies series leaving him behind.
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The Indian skipper Virat Kohli for the first time spoke on Nair”s exclusion from the side despite his consistency in domestic tournaments. Virat Kohli said “Selectors have already spoken about it and it is not my place to say. There are selectors doing their job. You can conveniently merge everything and make it a circle where everyone is doing their job and not focusing on what people are saying on the outside.”
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It is to be noted that chief selector MSK Prasad had already said that inputs were given to Karun to make a comeback in a short span of time. Speaking on the same, Kohli added, “If a person has spoken about it already, it should not be brought in here again. The chief selector has already spoken to the player of what I know. I don”t think I need to comment on that.”Selection is not my job. As a team, we are doing what we are supposed to. Everyone should be aware of their respective jobs.”
Karun now has to wait for his turn in the Australian series. Even if selected, it”s upto him to make a statement after a lengthy break.
