Karun Kaladharan Nair was born on 6 December 1991 and is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket and Lucknow Super Giants in Indian Premier League.
21 Facts About Karun Nair
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Karun Nair is a right-handed top order batter and occasional off break bowler.
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Karun Nair is only the second Indian batter to score a triple century in Test cricket.
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Karun Nair made his India debut in the 2016 away ODI against Zimbabwe.
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Karun Nair made his Test debut against England in 2016.
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Karun Nair joined Koramangala Cricket Academy on 28 March 2001, a year after his family moved to Bengaluru and was coached under Shivanand.
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Karun Nair studied BCom at Jain University in Bangalore.
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Karun Nair scored three consecutive centuries in their final league game and the first-two knockout matches.
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Karun Nair continued his good run in the next season hitting one century and three half-centuries from his six appearances in the season.
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Karun Nair was named in the Indian ODI and T20I squads for their series against Zimbabwe in May 2016 and made his One Day International debut in the series at Harare Sports Club on 11 June 2016.
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Karun Nair scored his maiden Test century in the final match of the series at the M A Chidambaram Stadium, going on to finish 303 not out.
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Karun Nair was only three innings old in international cricket then, thus becoming the quickest batsman to hit a maiden triple-hundred in Test cricket history in term of number of matches played.
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Karun Nair was India's second ever triple-centurion after Virender Sehwag, and only the third man in the game's history to convert a maiden Test ton into a triple.
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India won the match by an innings and 75 runs, and Karun Nair was named as the player of the match.
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Karun Nair was a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2012 and 2013 seasons of Indian Premier League.
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Karun Nair got his breakthrough season with Rajasthan Royals in the 2014 IPL scoring 330 runs in the season at a strike rate of 142.24.
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Karun Nair captained Delhi in 3 matches after an injury to Zaheer Khan in the 2017 season.
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Karun Nair was bought by Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction.
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In February 2021, Karun Nair was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.
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In July 2016, Karun Nair survived a boat accident in river Pampa in Kerala during a thanksgiving temple visit after making his ODI debut.
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Karun Nair announced his engagement with longtime girlfriend Sanaya Tankariwala, a media professional on 29 June 2019 through his social media handles.