Updated On: 17 March, 2025 07:56 AM IST | Mumbai | G Krishnan
Vidarbha’s big-scoring batting star Karun gets perfect tonic ahead of IPL-18 for Delhi Capitals as India captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir acknowledge domestic performers like him

Vidarbha’s Karun Nair celebrates his century against Kerala during the Ranji final in Nagpur recently. Pic/PTI
Indian Test cricket’s second triple-centurion, Karun Nair (after Virender Sehwag, who did it twice) was almost a forgotten commodity, plying his trade for Vidarbha for two seasons until his mind-boggling performance in the 50-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy this season. Nair amassed 779 runs in eight innings, six of them unconquered, with five hundreds, four of them in successive innings, at an average of 389.50. Understandably, he was spoken of as a candidate for the ODI team heading to the ICC Champions Trophy.
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