England Lions vs India A: Karun Nair, who returned after 8 years in Team India, has given a fifty in the first match against England Lions. After a strong performance in domestic cricket, Karun is seen in a good color on England’s soil.
England Lions vs India A: After a long wait of 8 years, Karun Nair returned to Team India and he has already passed in the examination. Karun Nair, who was selected in India A and senior teams on England tour, made headlines by hitting Fifty in the first match against England Lions. He batted amazing and won the hearts of fans. Nair told that there is a lot of cricket left among them. After falling 2 wickets early to Team India, Karun came out to bat at number three. At first he took the innings and then played his shots. He completed the fifty off 85 balls, which included 9 fours.
Actually, the first unofficial Test between India A and England Lions in England has started in Cancerbury between IPL 2025. England Lions won the toss and decided to bowl first. India A did not start well. The team has lost the first two wickets quickly. Abhimanyu Ishwaran and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who started the innings as an opening pair, returned to the pavilion on a score of 51 runs, after which Karun Nair and Sarfaraz Khan took over the innings.
Karun will be seen batting at number three or number 3, as he has strengthened his claim by hitting FIFTI in the first match against England Lions. He would like to convert this innings into a century. Till the news was written, India have scored 132 runs losing 2 wickets in 39 overs. Karun 53 while Sarfaraz Khan is unbeaten on 35 runs.
Karun Nair has hit a triple century
He is the same Karun Nair, who scored a triple century against England for Team India in the year 2016. But in 2017, he did not get much opportunities. Then on the tour of England 2018, the entire series is on the bench. After this, he was discharged from the team and stayed out for 8 years. He did not lose courage and has returned to Team India again by putting runs in domestic cricket.
Runs were rained in domestic cricket
Karun worked hard in domestic cricket. His last year was very good. Karun first scored 860 runs at an average of 58, playing for Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25, including 4 centuries. In the final match, he played 135 and 85 runs innings and played an important role in getting the title to the team. Then in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, with the help of 5 centuries in 9 matches, he made headlines by hitting 779 runs. After this, IPL came to Delhi Capitals in 2025 and batting in a stormy style. Now he is part of India A and Senior team on England tour.
How is Karun Nair’s Test career?
Looking at Karun Nair’s Test career, he has played 6 Test matches for India so far, in which 374 runs have been scored. Now once again he has got a chance to wear Team India’s white jersey. He can be seen in the middle order after Virat Kohli’s retirement in the 5 -Test series.
England lions vs India a match for both teams playing 11
Bharat A-Abhimanyu Ishwaran (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurael (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Harsh Dubey, Anshul Kamboj, Harshit Rana, Mukesh Kumar
England Lions- Tom Hens, Ben McCini, Emilio Gay, Max Holden, James Reve (wicketkeeper/captain), Dan Musli, Rehan Ahmed, Zaman Akhtar, AD Jack, Josh Hull, Ajit Dell.
