Karun Nair Scores Statement Double Hundred On Comeback For India A Vs England Lions

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Last Updated:May 31, 2025, 16:48 IST

Karun Nair has a treble 100 against England Lions, sending a beardown connection to selectors earlier India's five-Test bid against England.

Karun Nair has scored a treble 100 against England Lions (Picture credit: PTI)

Star India batter Karun Nair connected Saturday, May 31, scored a treble 100 against the England Lions to nonstop a stern connection to the selectors up of India’s five-Test bid against England, arsenic helium looked highly comfy successful the conditions, with the hosts conceding a 400-plus full successful Canterbury.

While the sentiment mightiness beryllium divided whether Nair should beryllium successful the India Playing XI for the archetypal Test against England opening June 20 successful Leeds, helium strengthened his lawsuit with the stroke-filled treble hundred.

Nair walked successful connected the greeting of Day 1 aft India A opener and skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran was trapped plumb for conscionable 8 runs successful the sixth implicit by left-arm pacer Josh Hull.

Nair past added 39 runs for the 2nd wicket with Yashasvi Jaiswal, earlier the second was dismissed by Eddie Jack successful the 17th over.

Nair and Sarfaraz Khan past built a concern of a whopping 181 runs for the 3rd wicket, earlier the second was dismissed by Hull successful the 56th over. He, on with Sarfaraz, snatched backmost immoderate intelligence borderline England, who had opted to field, mightiness person bagged from Jaiswal’s dismissal.

Nair and Dhruv Jurel added 195 runs for the 4th wicket, earlier the second was dismissed by Ajeet Dale successful the 95th over.

Nair and Shardul Thakur past built a 34-run concern for the sixth wicket, earlier his 204-run sound came to an end, caught by James Rew disconnected Zaman Akhter.

This marked the 4th clip Nair has scored 200-plus successful a knock. His highest first-class people is 328 for Karnataka against Tamil Nadu successful the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy.

In 2 of the 3 erstwhile instances wherever Nair went past 200, helium remained not out. For him, this was the 2nd treble 100 successful England.

Nair had scored 202* for Northamptonshire against Glamorgan past year, and helium carried connected from wherever helium had near off.

Nair is the 2nd Indian batter aft Virender Sehwag to people a triple 100 successful Tests arsenic well.

Before this, Nair’s champion for India A was 114* against South Africa A a decennary back.

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