Karun Nair

Karun Nair
Personal information
Full name
Karun Kaladharan Nair
Born (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 32)
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
NicknameKulla[1]
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 287)26 November 2016 v England
Last Test25 March 2017 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 212)11 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI13 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.69
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2023–presentVidarbha
2012–2023Karnataka (squad no. 69)
2012–2013Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 69)
2014–2015, 2022Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 69)
2016–2017Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 69)
2018–2020Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 69)
2023–presentNorthamptonshire (squad no. 69)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 6 2 76 78
Runs scored 374 46 5,436 1,953
Batting average 62.33 23.00 50.33 31.50
100s/50s 1/0 0/0 14/25 2/12
Top score 303* 39 328 120
Balls bowled 12 1269 750
Wickets 0 13 14
Bowling average 52.30 44.78
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/11 2/16
Catches/stumpings 3/– 0/– 64/– 29/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 December 2019

Karun Kaladharan Nair (born 6 December 1991) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket and Lucknow Super Giants in Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed top order batter and occasional off break bowler.[2] He is only the second[3] Indian batter to score a triple century in Test cricket.[4]

He made his India debut in the 2016 away ODI against Zimbabwe.[5] He made his Test debut against England in 2016.[6]

  1. ^ "KL Rahul reveals the funny nicknames of his Punjab teammates". Red Bull. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Karun Nair". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ^ The first being Virender Sehwag
  4. ^ "Karun Nair's record-shattering triple hundred: All the stats you need to know". India Today. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference ODI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "England bat first; Rahul injured, Nair handed debut". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2016.