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Sachin Tendulkar hails Karun Nair’s incredible form: ‘Performances like these don’t just happen, they come from…’ | Cricket News

Sachin Tendulkar hails Karun Nair’s incredible form: ‘Performances like these don’t just happen, they come from…’ | Cricket News

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Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Friday hailed Vidarbha captain Karun Nair’s incredible run of form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy after leading his team to their first-ever final in the tournament on Thursday. The former Karnataka batter who last represented India in a Test in 2017 has been on an unprecedented run of form in the domestic 50-over tournament, aggregating 752 runs with five centuries and a fifty in seven outings while averaging a staggering 752 with one dismissal. Nair’s superb haul is already the third-best performance ever in a Vijay Hazare Trophy season and he can climb to the top with another superlative performace in the final against his former side Karnataka on Saturday. Scoring 752 runs in 7 innings with 5 centuries is nothing short of extraordinary, @karun126. Performances like these don’t just happen, they come from immense focus and hard work. Keep going strong and make every opportunity count! — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 17, 2025 Having cracked a heap of records already, Nair is understood to have returned to the national …

Karun Nair went six months without playing to becoming one of the top performers of the Vijay Hazare Trophy — now selectors are interested | Cricket News

Karun Nair went six months without playing to becoming one of the top performers of the Vijay Hazare Trophy — now selectors are interested | Cricket News

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Scrolling through X (formerly Twitter), one could hear the plea Karun Nair made back in December 2022. “Dear cricket, give me one more chance,” he would tweet with a fingers crossed emoji accompanying the words. In the middle of a domestic season back then, it seemed India’s cricketing eco-system, except for quizzers, had forgotten one of only two triple-centurions in their Test history. Even his state team, Karnataka, had moved on from Karun, who spent the most of 2022-23 season just taking throw downs and facing amateur net bowlers. Cut to January 2025, and Karun is the story of the ongoing domestic season, as his fourth successive century and fifth of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy put Vidarbha into the semi-finals on Sunday. As India enter a transitional phase, with seniors Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli struggling in Tests, Karun happens to be a player that the selectors are watching with keen interest. “It was an emotional moment when I put that tweet,” Karun tells The Indian Express shortly after his unbeaten 122 and an …

Karun Nair hits 4th consecutive List A hundred in Vijay Hazare Trophy, becomes 3rd Indian to record feat | Cricket News

Karun Nair hits 4th consecutive List A hundred in Vijay Hazare Trophy, becomes 3rd Indian to record feat | Cricket News

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Vidarbha captain Karun Nair extended his stupendous purple patch as he smashed his fourth consecutive century in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in the quarter-final clash against Rajasthan at the Motibaug Cricket Ground in Vadodara in Sunday. Chasing a hefty 292-run total, the 33-year-old Nair walked in at number three after a 92-run opening stand between Yash Rathod and Dhruv Shorey. Nair then anchored the chase with Shorey wht got to his century in 114 deliveries. The former Karnataka batter reached his fourth hundred in consecutive innings off only 77 deliveries with 11 fours and three sixes, making him only the third Indian and the fifth batter overall to achieve the milestone in List A cricket. Shortly after the century, Nair smoked pacer Khaleel Ahmed for 24 runs in five deliveries with three fours and two sixes before Vidarbha secured a nine-wicket win in 43.3 overs. Vidarbha qualified for the knockouts after winning all games in Group D of the tournament, with their final league game against Mizoram ending in a 10-wicket win. Within his four …

111*, 44*, 163*, 111* and 100*: Karun Nair breaks List A world record with 3rd consecutive hundred in Vijay Hazare Trophy | Cricket News

111*, 44*, 163*, 111* and 100*: Karun Nair breaks List A world record with 3rd consecutive hundred in Vijay Hazare Trophy | Cricket News

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With his scoring glut extending to a fifth successive match in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vidarbha captain Karun Nair shattered the world record alongwith his third consecutive hundred in the tournament against Uttar Pradesh at the Vizzy Stadium in Vizianagaram on Friday. Chasing a 308-run target, Nair reached his third successive ton off balls, following opener Yash Rathod’s century. Nair joined his former teammate and Karnataka captain Mayank Agarawal and Punjab opener Prabhsimran Singh as the third batter to record three consecutive centuries in the 50-over tournament this season. Nair’s Unbeaten* World Record More strikingly, Nair has not been dismissed across five games as Vidarbha stands at the top of Group E with 16 points from four completed games. The 33-year-old Nair opened the campaign with an unbeaten 112 against J&K in a 222-run chase before scoring 44 not out against Chhattisgarh. Nair then smoked 163* and 111* in his previous two outings against Chandigarh and Tamil Nadu to top the batting charts. As he crossed 70 runs against UP on Friday, Nair became the …