Karun Nair waited for about 8 years to return to Team India, and in fact, when he returned, every chance kept slipping from his hand. He was able to score just 205 runs in 8 innings on the England tour. After three Tests, India was lagging behind 1-2 in the series, and Karun Nair was dropped from the Manchester Test. During this match, a video surfaced, in which Karun Nair is sitting full of sorrow, while KL Rahul is trying to boost his morale by placing his hand on his shoulder. After that, the topic of Nair’s retirement started trending, but now this star batsman of India himself has released a big statement on his retirement and viral video with KL Rahul.

During a conversation with Inside Sport, Karun Nair was asked the question that people said a lot on the viral video with KL Rahul. Even people started making claims that Nair will now retire.

What is the truth?

Talking to Inside Sport, Karun Nair said, “I believe that video was made from AI. This is not a real video. Yes, we were sitting in the balcony, but what was shown in the video is not true.” Karun Nair told that he has known KL Rahul for the last 12 years and has a good friendship with the famous Krishna. Krishna and Rahul always helped him in difficult times.

On England Tour, Karun Nair got a chance to bat on number-3 in 6 innings, but he flopped every time. Apart from this, he was also tried at number-5 and sixth order. On the entire tour, he scored 205 runs in 8 innings, with his highest score of 57 runs.

I stil remember karun nair’s tears a few days ago. I felt very bad to see him in this condition. When no one study with him, kl was with him. He did not leave his friend alone in this Difacity Time, and Today Karun has once again proved his ability. I am very happy for Him.ork pic.twitter.com/cv9utmgp9g

– KLR (@KLRNATION1) July 31, 2025

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Karun Nair Century India a vs England Lions: Just a few days ago, Virat Kohli took retirement from Test cricket. In the red ball format, Virat Kohli used to bat on number-4, but after his retirement, this place has become empty. This remains the topic of the biggest discussion as to who will replace Virat on number-4. Now before Team India’s tour of England, Karun Nair has claimed to replace Virat Kohli, a strong century innings.

Who will replace Virat Kohli?

India-A and England Lions started the first first-class match from May 30. In this match, Team India got the first batting invitation. Yashasvi Jaiswal and captain Abhimanyu Ishwaran could not score a big score, but Karun Nair has claimed to take a strong century and replace Virat. Karun Nair completed his century in 155 balls.

Recently veteran cricketer Sunil Gavaskar suggested that Nair could prove to be a great replacement of Virat Kohli in Tests. Karun Nair batting on the third order in the match against England Lions, but he usually bats on the fourth order. By the time this article was written, he has scored 102 runs in 165 balls.

181 runs partnership with Sarfaraz

Apart from Karun Nair, Sarfaraz Khan also shone in the match against England Lions, who has not got a place in Team India for England Tour. There was a huge 181 -run partnership between Nair and Sarfaraz. Sarfaraz Khan scored 92 runs in 119 balls. Recall that Karun Nair played the last Test for India in 2017, now he has claimed to return to Team India after 7 years on this century innings.

Indian Squad for England Tour: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice -captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Rabindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj Siraj, Akash Deep, Akash Deep, Akshi Deep, Kuldeep Yadav

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