Karun Nair made his international debut through an ODI series against Zimbabwe in 2016. In the same year, he made his Test debut against England at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. It was in the same series when he became the second Indian after Virender Sehwag to smash a triple century in Test cricket.

It was a dream start to his career at the highest level and he was destined to get better. However, after India’s next Test series against the Aussies where he couldn’t score too many runs, he was left out of the national reckoning.

Four years down the line, the Rajasthan-born has plied his trade for various IPL franchises. In the 2020 IPL, the right-hander managed 16 runs at an average of eight. The 29-year-old played in the 2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy where he failed in the first four games.

You can either call Karun Nair a one-match wonder or wasted potential depending on which side of the table you are. Karun Nair, a great performer in Ranji Trophy, was picked for India in 2016 for the Zimbabwe tour and made his ODI debut there. However, he announced his arrival in style when he wore the whites for the first time. In his first Test series, he became just the second batsman after Sehwag to score a triple century for India.

He was in the fast lane of success after scoring the triple century but the stoppage came fast and sudden as India under Kohli played with only 5 batsmen while at home and his direct competition was with the vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane. A series of low scores against the mighty Australians didn’t help either. He was dropped from the eleven and later from the squad as well when white ball vice-captain Rohit Sharma was preferred over him.

What could have been his only way to comeback didn’t go in his favour too. India dropped Hardik Pandya in the 5th Test match in England in 2018 in order to play an extra batsman. It was a shootout between Vihari and Nair but like they say its all about destiny, Vihari was p.