Karun Nair has earned a recall into the ODI set up, maybe?

[rollingstoned]

8 hours ago, Number said:

In the hindsight how big a blunder it turned out to be to drop a triple centurion for noone but Ajinkya Rahane.

Rahane had a godly avg for a long time and that was down in no small part to many impressive innings in SENA conditions, which is rare for an Indian batter especially. From that period not many batsmen made it into the Indian team other than Shaw, Vihari and Agarwal. 

[Texan]

He should be given some more opportunities as compared to his state mate Rahul. Looks like Rahul ate up his own quota of opportunities and also ate up Karun's quota despite doing nothing. 

[gattaca]

28 minutes ago, Texan said:

He should be given some more opportunities as compared to his state mate Rahul. Looks like Rahul ate up his own quota of opportunities and also ate up Karun's quota despite doing nothing. 

KL Rahul escapes criticism always it is poor Rahul. Enough of the sympathy and he scores in one innings and goes missing. He keeps getting selected. He seems like the new Rohit sharma 

Edited January 13, 2025 by gattaca

[Texan]

2 minutes ago, gattaca said:

KL Rahul escapes criticism always it is poor Rahul. Enough of the sympathy and he scores in one innings and goes missing. He keeps getting selected. He seems like the new Rohit sharma 

At least Rohit Sharma is great ODI player. KL Rahul on the other hand has done nothing of note across all formats on any consistent basis.

[vvvslaxman]

He won't be selected based on one season VH. 

 

Check the following stats/ All happened in the last 4 years. Last few years some serious statpadding going on in VH.

 

N Jagadeesan made 830 runs 8 matches at an average of 138 and strike rate 125.37 with 5 centuries in 2022

 

Prithvi shaw made 827 runs 8 matches  at an average 165.40 with strike rate of 138.28 with 4 centuries 1 fifty in 2020

 

Padikkal made 737 runs in 7 matches at an average of 147.40 with strike rate of 95.96 with 4 centuries

 

Sai Sudarshan made 610 runs in 8 matches at 76.25 avge strike rate of 111.92 in 2022

 

Ruturaj  Gaikwad made 660 runs in 5 matches at an average of 220 with strike rate of 113.59 in 2022

 

Ruturaj Gaikwad made 603 runs in 5 matches at an average of 150.75 with strike rate of 112.92 in 2021

[sensible-indian]

11 hours ago, New guy said:

Yes but that's normal for new players in first couple of series. No one is saying he was dropped immediately, people are saying a triple centurion was not given enough chances 

 

When we have seniors sucking for 5+ years it's weird people think 3 matches after a triple 100 is enough to forever drop a youngster.

 

So he played exactly 4 innings after that triple 100 before being dropped forever. 4 freaking innings. 

Massive injustice but what hurt his chances the most was that he was inconsistent in domestics post that drop.

 

Once you make 300, there is a certain branding attached to you.

 

So your domestic performances get noticed more easily.

 

If he slammed some centuries there, he would have been in the reckoning.

 

Doesn't justify his drop but pointing out that he didnt exactly make his case.

 

And in 2017, we didnt have any leeches in the team. The downfall started later.

Edited January 13, 2025 by sensible-indian

[gattaca]

16 minutes ago, sensible-indian said:

Massive injustice but what hurt his chances the most was that he was inconsistent in domestics post that drop.

 

Once you make 300, there is a certain branding attached to you.

 

So your domestic performances get noticed more easily.

 

If he slammed some centuries there, he would have been in the reckoning.

 

Doesn't justify his drop but pointing out that he didnt exactly make his case.

 

And in 2017, we didnt have any leeches in the team. The downfall started later.

Main thing is Indian selectors were dumb too they selected test and loi players based on IPL pujara was the exception. 

[Nikhil_cric]

Bigger injustice was dropping Mayank from home Tests. Like why ? 

 

No point bringing Karun back.  Can't invest in 33 year olds when we are trying to get rid of 36 year olds.

 

[BacktoCricaddict]

1 hour ago, vvvslaxman said:

He won't be selected based on one season VH. 

 

Check the following stats/ All happened in the last 4 years. Last few years some serious statpadding going on in VH.

 

N Jagadeesan made 830 runs 8 matches at an average of 138 and strike rate 125.37 with 5 centuries in 2022

 

Prithvi shaw made 827 runs 8 matches  at an average 165.40 with strike rate of 138.28 with 4 centuries 1 fifty in 2020

 

Padikkal made 737 runs in 7 matches at an average of 147.40 with strike rate of 95.96 with 4 centuries

 

Sai Sudarshan made 610 runs in 8 matches at 76.25 avge strike rate of 111.92 in 2022

 

Ruturaj  Gaikwad made 660 runs in 5 matches at an average of 220 with strike rate of 113.59 in 2022

 

Ruturaj Gaikwad made 603 runs in 5 matches at an average of 150.75 with strike rate of 112.92 in 2021

 

Thank you for killing my emotional plea with data :-)!

[tapandrun]

He is having season of his life has 8 list A centuries 5 of which came this season. If there is a need of stop gap sure but next wc is 4 yrs frm now then whats the point.

[vvvslaxman]

2 minutes ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

 

Thank you for killing my emotional plea with data :-)!

 

You can see the complete list here. If you look at the top of the list most o fthe high scores for a season happened in the last 5 years. Even the oldies like Manish Pandey, Abhinav Mukund made waves in 2019 season. For the record ABhinav Mukund made highest runs in 2009 VH. After 10 years he is making runs again. It only points to tracks getting flatter. 

 

https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/batting-most-runs-series/vijay-hazare-trophy-639

 

 

 

[The Realist]

Nair = the new Mike Hussey?  

 

Nair’s scores in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy are 112*, 44*, 163*, 111*, 112*, 122*. It is also the most runs scored by a batter in the history of List A cricket without losing his wicket.

 

Nair can be a wildcard option for captaincy 

 

[vishalvirsingh]

i think he is scoring too many runs , he cannot be ignored by selectors, i think he should play tests.

Edited January 16, 2025 by vishalvirsingh

[Vk1]

If Karun Nair/ DK are knocking/breaking doors with 2.0 versions on their own bcci must be able to do something to help other discarded players.

[Texan]

Hate to waste such a rich vein of form: BCCI should take note and have him in the ODI squad against England. We should be picking in-form players rather than going by historical reputation.

[jf1gp_1]

has anyone seen him bat on those dinky grounds where 30yard circle and boundary are 5 steps apart ?

[cowboysfan]

On 1/13/2025 at 2:06 PM, Lord said:

Karun Nair and Mayank Aggarwal both are damn good players of spin.

 

Might have struggled abroad, but we won't have lost 0-3 to NZ with them.

we might have do horses for courses approach for Tests,if you cant play spin you should not be picked for SC tests.

[cowboysfan]

31 minutes ago, jf1gp_1 said:

has anyone seen him bat on those dinky grounds where 30yard circle and boundary are 5 steps apart ?

more concerning is the TOTAL lack of quality in almost all bowlers,we are in for a rough ride in Tests for a while when we have no domestic fast bowling talent

[Lord]

2 minutes ago, cowboysfan said:

we might have do horses for courses approach for Tests,if you cant play spin you should not be picked for SC tests.

 

yes we do it for bowlers already why not batsman?

 

Heck even Shreyas Iyer would have been better than some in NZ series

[Throwaib_Chuckter]

19 hours ago, Vk1 said:

If Karun Nair/ DK are knocking/breaking doors with 2.0 versions on their own bcci must be able to do something to help other discarded players.

Indeed, if not pick them, release them so they can play in other leagues abroad and earn some money. But BCCI has not been kind to tier 2 players who don't have a chance to get picked in the national side.