Up to date on: Aug 06, 2025 09:44 pm IST
Irfan Pathan criticised Karun Nair for throwing his wicket away when he had the large alternative to assist India win the Lord’s Take a look at.
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan did not maintain again whereas criticising Karun Nair for his underwhelming present on the England tour. The center-order batter didn’t get happening his comeback sequence and scored only one half-century within the 4 matches he performed. He acquired a call-up within the Indian staff after eight years, after he proved himself in home cricket with a plethora of runs.
He piled up 863 runs within the 2024–25 Ranji Trophy at a median of 53.93, notching up 4 centuries and a few fifties, together with a vital knock within the ultimate that steered his staff to victory. But it surely was within the Vijay Hazare Trophy the place he actually turned heads, racking up 779 runs in simply eight innings at a staggering common of 389.50 and a strike fee of 124.04, hammering 5 centuries alongside the best way.
He failed to copy this on his India comeback and scored simply 205 runs in 8 innings at a median of 25.62. He did get some begins and performed some beautiful drives to showcase his expertise, however he didn’t convert them into an enormous rating.
Pathan rated him 4 out of ten for his lack of consistency and criticised him for throwing his wicket away when he had the large alternative to assist India win the Lord’s Take a look at.
“Karun Nair will get 4 out of ten. Why? He didn’t look notably poor all through the sequence. He saved getting begins constantly however managed just one half-century. He acquired loads of alternatives. Cricket positively gave him a second probability, however he couldn’t capitalise on it the best way he ought to have. Particularly within the Lord’s Take a look at, he had an actual probability to win the match for India however couldn’t do it,” Pathan stated on his YouTube channel.
“Karun Nair appeared a bit shaken”
The previous India all-rounder additional identified his struggles in opposition to quick balls on the Oval, which unsettled him on a few events, hinting at a chink in his armoury.
“Aside from that, it usually appeared like he was taking part in properly, build up properly, after which out of the blue, he’d play a unfastened shot and get out. On the Oval, when the bouncer was used in opposition to him, he appeared a bit shaken and appeared extra unsettled and uncomfortable. So, he will get 4 factors,” he added.
