India vs South Africa 2nd Test is being played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. Batting first, South Africa scored 489 runs, but the batsmen of the Indian team flopped badly in the first innings. Captain Rishabh Pant (7) was out playing an irresponsible shot, while Sai Sudarshan (15), Dhruv Jurel (15), Ravindra Jadeja (6) also returned to the pavilion cheaply. Meanwhile, Karun Nair shared a cryptic message, on which Ashwin also reacted.

In the Guwahati Test, Team India’s 7th wicket fell at the score of 122. It must be good for Washington Sundar, who scored 48 runs, otherwise it would have been difficult to reach the total score of 150. Sundar hit 2 fours and 1 six in this innings played in 92 balls. Of course, Kuldeep Yadav scored only 19 runs, but he faced 134 balls. This is much more than the total of balls played by Pant, Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jadeja. On Monday, when Team India’s innings was going on, experienced player Karun Nair posted a cryptic message on X.

What did Karun Nair write?

Karun Nair wrote on his Former cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin also shared a laughing emoji on this post of Nair.

Some conditions carry a feel you know by heart — and the silence of not being out there adds its own sting.

— Karun Nair (@karun126) November 24, 2025

Karun Nair was selected in the Test team on the England tour this year after 8 years, however, after poor performance there, he was dropped from the Test team. He was not selected in the Test team against West Indies and then South Africa at home.

Karun Nair’s international career

33-year-old Karun Nair has played 10 Test and 2 ODI matches for India. In this he has scored 579 and 46 runs respectively. His highest score in Test is 303 runs, which he made against England in 2016.

Devdutt Padikkal and Karun Nair were included in Karnataka’s squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament on Thursday. Karnataka has been placed in Elite Group D whose matches will be held in Ahmedabad from 26th November.

Padikkal is currently part of the Indian team for the series against South Africa and if the Indian team management does not release him, he will not be able to play the first few matches.

Nair looked in good form in the first phase of Ranji Trophy and scored 602 runs at an average of 100.33 with the help of two centuries in five matches. The command of Karnataka has been handed over to Mayank Agarwal. The team will start its campaign against Uttarakhand and then face Jharkhand.

Other teams of Group D are Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Saurashtra and Tripura.

The team is as follows: Mayank Agarwal (captain), McNeil Noronha, KL Sreejith, Karun Nair, R Smaran, Abhinav Manohar, Shreyas Gopal, Shikhar Shetty, Vaisakh Vijayakumar, Vidwath Kawerappa, Vidyadhar Patil, Srivatsa Acharya, Shubhang Hegde, Praveen Dubey, BR Sharath and Devdutt Padikkal.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Team India for the 2 -match Test series against West Indies from October 2. The BCCI has selected 15 players for this series. It also includes young players like N Jagdisin, Sai Sudarshan, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Devdutt Padikkal. However, 5 star players have not found a place in this team.

1- Rishabh Pant

Team India’s star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant will not be seen playing in the Test series against the West Indies. He has not been included in the team. However, the reason for this is not their fit. Pant is still recovering from injury. It is only on his absence that N Jagadisin has been included in the team as a reserve wicketkeeper.

2- Shreyas Iyer

India-A captain Shreyas Iyer did not play in the second Test match against Australia-A. It seemed that now Shreyas Iyer would return to the Test team, but his return stopped due to Iyer’s sudden injury. It is believed that Shreyas Iyer has not been selected due to not being fully fit.

3- Sarfaraz Khan

Sarfaraz Khan, who scored runs in domestic cricket, has not been selected in the domestic Test series against the West Indies. He is scoring runs in every tournament of domestic cricket. They are also scoring centuries. Nevertheless, Sarfaraz Khan has not been selected in the Test team.

4- Karun Nair

Karun Nair, who returned to the Test team after about 10 years, has been dropped from Team India after a series. Karun Nair, who was part of Team India in the England Test series, has not been selected for the Test series against the West Indies.

5- Mohammed Shami

Star fast bowler Mohammed Shami has also not been selected for the two -match Test series against the West Indies. He is also fully fit now. Even after this, the selectors did not select him for the Test series against the West Indies.

India’s 15-member team for the Test series against West Indies- Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurael (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja (Vice -captain), Washington Sundar, Jasington Sundar, Jaspreet Bumrah, Akshar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, N Jagadisan (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraz, Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav.

The Indian cricket team has been announced for the Test series against the West Indies. The team captained by Shubman Gill includes Karun Nair, who got a chance after 8 years in England. Ravindra Jadeja is the vice -captain. Rishabh Pant is not fully fit yet, in his absence, N Jagadisin is the second wicket -keeper with Dhruv Jurlel. It was believed that Jasprit Bumrah could be rested from the Test series, but he has been selected.

Team India is currently playing in the Asia Cup 2025, where Shubman Gill is the vice -captain. India has confirmed its place in the final. The tournament final will be held in Dubai on 28 September. After this, the players will return to India, where the Test series against the West Indies will start from October 2.

Indian squad for Test series against West Indies

Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurael, Ravindra Jadeja (Vice -captain), Washington Sundar, Jaspreet Bumrah, Akshar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, N Jagadisin (wicket -keeper), Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav.

The main point of the test team

• Karun Nair and Abhimanyu Iswaran are not in place
• Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Reddy returns
• Ravindra Jadeja elected vice -captain
• Jaspreet Bumrah also included

Presenting #Teamindia‘S Squad for the West Indies Test Series #INDVWI , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/S4D5MDGJNN

– BCCI (@Bcci) September 25, 2025

What did Ajit Agarkar say on Karun Nair

Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar said about Karun Nair, “We expect more than Karun Nair, not only one innings is enough. Parkal can do better. We will want to give 15-20 opportunities to all, but this is not possible in these circumstances.” Let me tell you that after about 8 years, he got a chance in the Test series on the tour of England, but his performance was not good.

India vs West Indies Test Series 2025 schedule

The first Test between India and West Indies will be played at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad from 2 to 6 October. The second Test will be held from 10 to 14 October at Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in Delhi. Both matches will start at 9:30 am Indian time.

Former India cricketer Akash Chopra has predicted that Karun Nair will rarely be able to return to Team India. Australia A team is going to visit India soon, where Nair has not found a place in the squad of 2 unofficial Test matches. Karun Nair is the same batsman who returned to Team India after 7 years, but was able to score only 205 runs on England tour. Akash Chopra has claimed that now perhaps the selectors have started looking for other options instead of Nair.

Akash Chopra said through his YouTube channel that he had got a second opportunity as per Karun Nair’s wish. He was fit and available, yet he was not selected in India A squad.

Akash Chopra said, “Unfortunately, now it seems as Karun Nair will not play further for Team India. It is not that he was unavailable. He is fit, yet he is not selected. It seems as if the selectors have started focusing on other players inste

Karun Nair flopped in England

Karun Nair was given a chance on number-3 on England Tour, as well as batting at number-5 and sixth order. On the entire England tour, he scored 205 runs in 8 innings at an average of just 25.63. He was able to score only one half -century in eight innings. He could perform well after performing well, but failed.

Big statement on Shreyas Iyer too

Why is Shreyas Iyer the captain of India A? Akash Chopra also insisted that the third and sixth sequence in the Indian team is still lying vacant. Chopra said that Sai Sudarshan and Abhimanyu Ishwaran are currently in the team, but Karun Nair is not. The former Indian cricketer hoped that Nair would be given a chance in the series with the West Indies, but now it is less expected.

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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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The Dilip Trophy 2025-26 tournament is coming near one day. The tournament will start from August 28 and will be played till 15 September. After the announcement of the North Zone squad, the Central Zone squad has also been declared, the captaincy of which has been handed over to Dhruv Jurlel, who was seen wicketkeeping in Manchester and Oval Test on England tour in the absence of Rishabh Pant. Rajat Patidar and Kuldeep Yadav have also got a place in the team, but Karun Nair has not got a place.

There is still a situation of doubt on the playing of Rajat Patidar, as they will need clearance on fitness from the Center of Excellence before playing in the tournament. Dhruv Jurlel has received the captaincy gift to perform well for India A team on England Tour. In two unofficial Tests, Jurael scored 227 runs at an average of more than 75.

Karun Nair’s exit from the team is a shocking decision, as he scored 863 runs in the last Ranji Trophy season. However, his performance on the England tour was disappointing, where he was able to score 205 runs in 8 innings at an average of just 25.

The Central Zone team has been prepared by mixing a good mix of batting and bowling. Apart from Dhruv Jurael, Rajat Patidar and Aryan Juyal, Sanchit Desai is also present in the batting. In the bowling, the team will have experience of Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav and Khalil Ahmed.

Central Zone Squad: Dhruv Jurael (captain and wicketkeeper), Rajat Patidar, Aryan Juyal, Danish Malewar, Sanchit Desai, Kuldeep Yadav, Aditya Thackeray, Deepak Chahar, Summary Jain, Ayush Pandey, Shubham Sharma, Yash Rathore, Harsh Dubey, Manav Suthar, Khalil Ahmed

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India’s first innings in the Oval Test has been reduced to 224 runs. At the beginning of the second day, Team India could not play much overs and India lost the last 4 wickets within just 20 runs. Karun Nair was the only batsman to score a half -century for India, who scored an innings of 57 runs. For England, fast bowler Gas Atkinson took five wickets. This is the fourth time when Atkinson has taken 5 or more wickets in one innings in his Test career.

In the match, England won the toss and invited Team India to bat first. India’s big fly flops, the wicket falling started from there when Yashaswi Jaiswal could not read the movement of the ball and LBW was out after scoring just 2 runs. KL Rahul scored only 14 runs, while Sai Sudarshan could not once again convert a good start into a big innings. Sudarshan scored 38 runs.

Captain Shubman Gill was also set, but was run out on the score of 21 in a hurry. Ravindra Jadeja, who scored a century in the Manchester Test, scored just 9 runs this time. Half of India’s team had returned to the pavilion by 123. During this, Karun Nair kept one end, but the wickets were constantly falling from the other end. Dhruv Jurlel, who came to the playing XI in place of Rishabh Pant, was dismissed for 19 runs.

Karun Nair and Washington Sundar, somehow the score of Team India beyond 200, there was a very important partnership of 65 runs between the two. India’s score was 204/6 on the first day. At the same time, when the Indian batsmen landed on the second day, only 34 balls were able to play the last 4 wickets. On the second day, the Indian batsmen scored 20 runs in 34 balls and lost their last four wickets.

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IND vs Eng 5th Test Day 2 Live Updates: Today is the second day of the fifth Test between India and England. England had decided to bowl by winning the first toss. The start of India’s first innings was nothing special. Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and captain Shubman Gill proved to be a flop in the first innings of Kennington Oval. Sai Sudarshan was also dismissed after reaching the score of 38 runs.

By the end of the first day’s play at Kennington Oval between India and England, Team India has scored 204 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. Karun Nair is batting for 52 runs in 98 balls and Washington Sundar is batting 19 runs in 45 balls. In this match, Nair has a chance to confirm his place in Team India’s Test team.

India’s playing XI

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (Captain), Karun Nair, Rabindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurael (wicketkeeper), Anshul Kamboj, famous Krishna and Mohammad Siraj.

England’s playing XI

Jack Croly, Ben Docket, Oli Pope (Captain), Joe Root (Vice -captain), Jamie Smith (wicket -keeper), Harry Brook, Jacob Bethel, Chris Woakes, Gass Etkinson, Jamie Overton and Josh Tung.

Today is the second day of India vs England 5th Test. The first day of this test being played at The Oval was affected by rain. Despite extending the time period on the first day, only 64 overs were played. Karun Nair is unbeaten with Washington Sundar (19) by scoring important half -centuries (52). India have scored 206 runs losing 6 wickets. Know how the weather of London will be on the second day today, what percentage of rain is at what time and this will help on the pitch.

According to Indian time, the second day’s game will start from 3:30 pm, at this time it must have been in London at 11 am. At this time the possibility of rain is 15 percent, the temperature will be 19 degrees Celsius. The possibility of rain in the middle of the first session i.e. around 12 o’clock is up to 39 percent, that is, the game of some overs can be affected by rain in the first session.

India vs England, how will the weather be on the second day of the 5th Test

The game of a few overs in the first session may be affected but there may be more loss of more overs in the second and third sessions. The temperature in the last two sessions will remain up to 20 degrees Celsius, the chances of rain are low till 2 pm but it may rain around 3 pm. The possibility of rain in the third session will be up to 50 percent.

Who will get help today on The Oval Pitch?

Like the first day, the bowlers at The Oval will still help. There is a possibility of rain, it will be cloudy, in such a situation, the ball will be more likely to be swing. The outfield may be a bit slow, which will present more challenge to the batsmen. The ball seam is also likely to be with better bounce. India’s 4 wickets are still left, today it is very likely that England’s first innings will also start. If England’s batting starts in the end of the second session or the third session, then Indian bowlers can take advantage of it, this time is expected to be in favor of the bowlers.

India’s first goal will be to touch the figure of up to 280 or 300 in the first innings, for this, Washington Sundar and Karun Nair will have to play in the beginning today. India needs to win this test to eliminate this series on a draw.

Karun Nair Turning Setbacks Into Statements! #SonySportsnetwork #ENGVIND #Nayaindia #Dhaakadindia #Teamindia #Extraaainnings , @Karun126 pic.twitter.com/szjz1tdk0c

– Sony Sports Network (@SonySportsnetwk) July 31, 2025