Kevin Pietersen Lauds Karun Nair, KL Rahul Ahead Of England Tour: 'He Got 100...'

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Last Updated:May 31, 2025, 18:50 IST

Kevin Pietersen has praised Karun Nair and KL Rahul for their dedication to Test cricket aft a agelong T20 league.

KL Rahul and Karun Nair mightiness beryllium seen batting unneurotic for India against England (Picture credit: AFP)

Former England cricketer and Delhi Capitals mentor Kevin Pietersen lauded his boys Karun Nair and KL Rahul, praising their committedness towards playing the longest format soon aft a gruelling two-month-long T20 league, up of a large Test bid against his autochthonal England.

Nair vindicated the selectors’ telephone to see him successful the main squad arsenic helium smacked a treble 100 successful the ongoing archetypal unofficial Test betwixt India A and England Lions successful Canterbury.

Karun made 204 disconnected 281 deliveries (26×4 1×6) arsenic India A continued their beardown march aft resuming from the overnight 409/3.

Karun was progressive successful an 181-run concern for the 3rd wicket with Sarfaraz Khan and a 195-run basal with Dhruv Jurel.

As per reports, Rahul has requested that BCCI alert him to Northamptonshire adjacent week truthful that helium tin play the 2nd lucifer betwixt India A and England Lions.

“Karun got a 100 yesterday, and KL has asked BCCI to question aboriginal to the UK to get other signifier successful earlier Tests – 2 gems! ????," Pietersen tweeted connected Saturday afternoon.

According to a study successful The Times of India, Rahul volition permission for Northamptonshire connected June 2 aft being granted support by the BCCI.

Rahul decided to play the 2nd India A lucifer against the England Lions aft rainfall had spoiled his mentation successful Mumbai. With the upwind clearing lone by June 5 and the remainder of the Indian squad acceptable to question connected June 6, Rahul decided to permission earlier.

Rahul had played for India A earlier the commencement of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia arsenic well. He was 1 of India’s champion batters successful that series, which they mislaid 1-3.

India volition beryllium captained by Shubman Gill against England, portion Rishabh Pant volition service arsenic his deputy.

Meanwhile, India A were yet bowled retired for a whopping 557 successful the 2nd league of Day 2, with Josh Hull and Zaman Akhter picking 3 wickets apiece.

Karun, who resumed from overnight 186, brought up his 200 disconnected 272 deliveries with a bound implicit covers disconnected pacer Eddie Jack.

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