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Karun Nair revealed he supplied to play for Kerala after leaving Karnataka, however joined Vidarbha as a substitute.
Karun Nair (Picture: PTI)
Vidarbha star Karun Nair has revealed that he had supplied himself to play for Kerala in state cricket after deciding to go away his dwelling facet, Karnataka, however the discussions didn’t materialize. The worldwide batter stated he wasn’t ready to attend and as Vidarbha got here in with a suggestion, he selected to proceed with it.
Nair was born in Rajasthan however his dad and mom Kaladharan Nair and Prema Nair hail from Kerala. The household moved to Bengaluru for Kaladharan’s job and has stayed there since. Nair began his profession as a Karnataka cricketer and spent virtually a decade with the Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation (KSCA). In August 2023, after being dropped from the state staff throughout codecs, he selected to maneuver and located a brand new dwelling in Vidarbha.
“There have been discussions about it. After I was positive I used to be going to go away Karnataka, I used to be have a look at my choices,” Nair stated in an interview with Malayalam Channel 24 on Friday. “There was some speak about it, however it didn’t go ahead. I had supplied myself to KCA, however it didn’t go ahead. On the identical time, I obtained the provide from Vidarbha. I wasn’t in a scenario to attend, as I wasn’t in the perfect spot. I wished to clear my thoughts and that was solely attainable by becoming a member of a staff. So I joined Vidarbha,” he added.
Kerala and Vidarbha are enjoying the continuing 2025 Ranji Trophy closing on the Vidarbha Cricket Affiliation Stadium, Nagpur. Nair scored 86 (188) within the first innings and missed out on a century because of a run-out.
Vidarbha put up 379/10 within the first innings. In reply, Kerala captain Sachin Child’s 98 led the guests near the goal and obtained out with the rating at 324/7.
Nair has performed a pivotal function in Vidarbha’s constant performances throughout codecs. Earlier than the Ranji Trophy, in addition they ended runners-up in Vijay Hazare Trophy, dropping to a different staff with a Nair connection — Karnataka.
The precise-handed middle-order batter didn’t rule out the opportunity of shifting to Kerala sooner or later both.
“You don’t know. If a scenario like that comes up, we are going to see,” he stated.
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Nagpur, India, India