With his return to the India playing XI in the Test series opener against England at Headingley in Leeds on Friday, June 20, Karun Nair has joined the likes of Jaydev Unadkat and Dinesh Karthik in a unique list.
The BCCI selection committee had dropped Nair from the Test side after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2017 against the Australia National Cricket Team at home.
However, Nair showed great grit and determination and went on a grind in domestic cricket. He consistently scored runs across formats in domestic cricket and caught the eyes of the selectors.
Nair's efforts didn't go in vain and finally paid off when he received an India recall for the Test series in England. Not only did he return to the squad, but he was also slotted in the playing XI for the Test series opener against the Ben Stokes-led side.
118 Jaydev Unadkat (2010-22)
83 Parthiv Patel (2008-16)
56 Abhinav Mukund (2011-17)
Longest gap between 2 Test appearances of Indian players who made their debut post 2000:
Dinesh Karthik - 8 years 144 days
Karun Nair - 8 years 86 days*
I try to keep it very simple, always think about the positive - Karun Nair
"I try to keep it very simple, always think about the positive, have certain goals in mind, visualize things and have real belief in what you visualize. Playing alongside Rahul and Prasidh is also a very comforting factor. We’ve played cricket for so many years since probably we were young kids and grew up together," Karun told BCCI in a video posted on its website.
"That’s probably what kept me going, kept me hungry and was the driving force to train and practice every day. I had a goal to play Test cricket again. Every day, every morning I used to wake up thinking what should I do to reach that goal," he added.
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