Karun Nair, an Indian hitter, has recently been signed by Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. The team’s replacement for Sam Whiteman, who will be going back to Australia, is the 31-year-old. Nair will play for Northamptonshire in the tournament’s final three games, it should be noted.
On Friday, September 8, the 31-year-old landed in the country. On Sunday, September 10, he will play for the team against Warwickshire. Karun Nair’s international career got off to a great start in 2016, when he scored a triple century for India, but he hasn’t been able to keep his spot in the Indian team.
No one can dispute his skill in first-class cricket, though. He will want to produce similar numbers for Northamptonshire as well. Nair approached the stage when it was revealed that he will be competing in the county championship and gave his thoughts on the chance and what it meant to him.
Karun Nair has been a force to be reckoned with over the years, scoring 5922 runs in 85 first-class matches.
“I am eager to participate in the County Championship after signing with Northamptonshire. It’s fantastic to have the chance to participate in county cricket as well. I know Prithvi [Shaw] really loved his time with the squad. The major goal for me is to maybe have an impact on the team while I’m there. Karun Nair was reported by India Today as saying, “It’s about doing as much as I can to help the team achieve some wins in these last three games.
He is quite eager to begin: Jones Salder
John Sadler, the head coach of Northamptonshire, also spoke out about the change. According to Sadler, Nair was eager to start working with the team, and his addition would strengthen it even more.
Karun is eager to get started and is a high-class batter who has amassed over 11,000 runs in his career, according to head coach John Sadler. “It’s great that we’ve been able to secure Karun to come over for the remainder of the season,” Sadler said.