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Karun Nair scored his fourth Ranji Trophy century for Vidarbha in opposition to Kerala within the 2025 last, main Vidarbha to 189/3 at tea with a vital 182-run stand with Danish Malewar.
Karun Nair (BCCI/Screengrab)
Solely hours after revealing that he had as soon as thought of a transfer to Kerala, Karun Nair scored his fourth century of the Ranji Trophy in opposition to them within the 2025 last for Vidarbha at Vidarbha Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Nagpur.
Chasing their third Ranji title, Vidarbha reached 189/3 at tea on the penultimate day, extending their total result in 226. Nair remained unbeaten on 100 (187 balls), forging a vital 182-run third-wicket stand with Danish Malewar, who displayed grit with a 73 off 161 balls.
The duo rescued Vidarbha after they have been decreased to 7/2 within the third over of the morning. Earlier within the day, Vidarbha’s second innings started on a shaky observe, shedding each openers inside 2.2 overs. First-time finalists Kerala have been bowled out for 342 on day three, conceding a 37-run first-innings lead.
Nair has a deep reference to Kerala. He was born in Rajasthan however his dad and mom, Kaladharan and Prema Nair, hail from Kerala. Nair began his profession as a Karnataka cricketer after his household moved to Bengaluru for his father’s job He spent nearly a decade enjoying for Karnataka when, In August 2023, he was dropped throughout codecs and selected to maneuver.
On Friday, he had revealed that he had discussions about transferring to Kerala however the talks didn’t supplies and Vidarbha got here in on the proper time to signal his companies.
“There have been discussions about it. Once I was certain I used to be going to depart Karnataka, I used to be taking 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 provided myself to KCA, however it didn’t go ahead. On the identical time, I acquired a proposal from Vidarbha. I wasn’t in a scenario to attend, as I wasn’t in one of the best spot. I wished to clear my thoughts and that was solely attainable by becoming a member of a group. So I joined Vidarbha,” he added.
The best-handed middle-order batter didn’t rule out the opportunity of transferring to Kerala sooner or later both.
“You don’t know. If a scenario like that comes up, we are going to see,” he stated.
Vidarbha solely want a draw to clinch the title because of their first-innings lead. Kerala, however, must bowl them out and chase the goal to get their arms on the coveted trophy.
(With PTI Inputs)
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