Karun Nair will return to County Championship for the year 2024. He was unsold during the IPL auction that was held in Dubai on 19th December 2023. Nair had a successful campaign for Northamptonshire during the 2023 County Championship. During last season, he played for 3 matches of Division but failed to survive relegation to Division 2.
Nair showed his class with knocks of 78, 150, and 21 in the three innings he played for the team. “I’m thrilled to be returning to Northamptonshire for another stint of County Championship cricket. I would like to thank the coach and captain for believing in me and giving me this wonderful opportunity,” Nair said in a release by the club.
The star Indian batter will feature in seven first-class games for Northamptonshire this season.
Expressing his delight at having Nair back, Northamptonshire head coach John Sadler said, “Because of the impact Karun had with us last season, he was always our main target to get back with us this season. We are delighted to get him on board with us again, and I’m sure he will be a super asset for us again this season.”
Nair will be replaced by Prithvi Shaw in the Northamptonshire team in the second half of the tournament. Northamptonshire finished 10th in the points table of division and will play Division 2 this season. Karun Nair would look to continue his superb form for the county.
Karun Nair’s performances in IPL and India
Karun Nair made his IPL debut in 2013. He was picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise and played just 2 matches.
He was bought by Rajasthan Royals in 2014 and played till 2015. He had an outstanding season for RR in 2014 with 330 runs from 11 matches with the best score of 73 not out including 3 half-centuries. His performances dipped in 2015 making just 181 runs from 14 matches (12 innings) with 1 fifty including the best score of 61.
He then played for Delhi Daredevils in 2016 and played till 2017. Nair had the best season in 2016 with 357 runs from 14 matches (12 innings) including the best score of 83 not out with 3 half-centuries to his name.
After playing 2 years for Delhi Daredevils, he was bought by Kings XI Punjab in 2018 and played till 2020. His performances dipped as Nair played just 3 matches (2 innings) during the 2022 IPL for RR. He was unsold during the 2023 IPL auction and was the same during IPL 2024 auction.
Karun Nair played a total of 6 Test matches for India (7 innings) with 374 runs including career best 303 against England at Chennai. Nair featured during the 4th Test match at Dharmshala on 25th March 2017.
Nair played his ODI debut against Zimbabwe on 11th June 2013. He played just 2 matches since then with best score of 39. His last ODI match was against Zimbabwe on 13th June 2016.
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