‘Dear cricket, please give me a chance’: Karun Nair’s emotional test return after about 3000 days. Cricket news

New Delhi: After about 3000 days, Karun Nair was once again designed to donate to India’s white. The person who became only the second Indian batsman, after Virender Sehwag, was out of a long -standing controversy after his last appearance against Australia in Dharmasala in 2017, to score a triple century in Test cricket.He had to wait. He went back to domestic cricket, kept playing, and knocking on the doors of the selectors – but those knocks seemed to fall on deaf ears. Still, he did not give up. He kept quiet and kept telling himself, “Dear cricket, give me another chance.”The domestic season of 2024–25 was right-handed, scoring 863 runs in nine Ranji Trophy matches over four centuries, and 779 runs in the innings of eight Vijay Hazare Trophy including five centuries.Finally, the day came. After 3000 days – or 8 years and 2 months – Nair will once again proudly wear the India Test jersey, which he waited for so long to recover.On Saturday, the BCCI named Nair in India’s squad for the upcoming five -match Test series in England. The series will be held from June to August 2025, which will have matches at Headingley (Leeds), Edgbaston (Birmingham), Lords (London), Old Trafford (Manchester), and Oval (London).

Interestingly, Nair made his Test debut against England in 2016. He was the 287th player who was the 287th player representing India in the Test, who was receiving his hat from the great Sunil Gavaskar.Now, at the age of 33, he returns to the test area after a long gap – once again against England, but this time in his own backyard.Nair’s childhood coach B. Shivanand recalled that during these years, while packing his kit bag, his students would quietly say, “Cricket will give me another chance.”“He was always calm. Never talked about anything.” Sir, cricket will give me another chance to ensure me “-all he used to say whenever I saw him. Seeing him so silent, I never asked him about his snub.Shivanand told Timesofindia.com in an exlclusive interview.Nair, who scored just four runs in his first Test outing, made a surprising comeback in his next match. He scored an unbeaten 303 off 381 balls, joining Sehwag’s elite company, with 32 borders and 4 sixes.Sehwag, the first Indian to score a triple century in tests, publicly appreciated the feat.

“Yay! 300 club @Karun welcome to Karun 126. It was very lonely here for 8 months of the last 12 years. You wish for a very good compassion.The irony is that for Shivanand, Triple Century provoked his prolonged exile from Test cricket.

“I don’t know what was the idea behind his expulsion. I believe it was a triple ton. Success often comes to a cost. After Sehwag, Nair was the one who scored a triple century in the tests, and instead a long rope instead of giving a talent, he snatched it away. It is not appropriate. This is not appropriate for any cricketer who is talented and performing. Talented players should not be considered like tissue paper. The coach said that any other cricketer may have abandoned or retired, but this man was really hungry to return.“He always said,” I would have to score in domestic cricket and IPL, “and he was confident that he would be rewarded for his hard work. The wait was too long, and I am sure, somewhere deep inside, Karun should cry quietly. But this time, you will see a different compassion.“He is not externally aggressive, but if you really want to see his aggression, just see him now – with the bat. I want him to answer all the questions with a century this time, and he will look out for him. I want to say all this. He wants to say. He is very hungry – very hungry – very hungry,” Saying “Shivanand.