Karun Nair makes an immediate 'impact' on IPL -Comeback, records fifty to seven years at the richest league in the world | Mint

It was on December 10, 2022, when Karun Nair Tweet: “Dear Cricket, give me one more chance.” Almost two weeks later, the Vidarbha batter found no takers during the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction that took place in Kochi. The right hand, which has a three -century three -century, had to wait two more seasons, to wait for his chance and eventually prove his struggle in the world’s richest league. The Karun Nair, which was bought at Delhi Capitals at the IPL 2025 Mega auction of Delhi, warned the benches in the first four games before arriving at the Arun Jaitley Stadium as an impact replacement for Mukesh Kumar on Sunday. Karun Nair chased 206 runs on a batting-friendly wicket and walked on the second ball of the innings after Jake Fraser-McGurk returned for a duck. Since then, it has been Karun Nair all the way when the 33-year-old drove away to a fifty ball of 22 balls. It was his first IPL fifty to seven years, with his last coming in the 2018 issue. At the time of his fifties, Karun Nair beat eight fours and two sixes, including two maximum Jasprit Bumrah. Before the Mumbai Indians collided, Karun Nair’s last IPL match in 2022 came to Rajasthan Royals against Kolkata Knight Riders. For too Unved, Karun Nair’s Jasprit Bumrah for a six, even Hardik Pandya, forced to praise and praise the Vidarbha batter. He was eventually cleaned by Mitchell Santner for 89 out of 40 balls, which included 12 fours and five sixes. How Karun Nair Ipl Comeback made? From the Indian team since 2017, Karun Nair has made sure he performs consistently at the domestic level. He has a successful domestic season of 2024-25 with Vidarbha and scored 255 runs in the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy in six innings at a strike rate of 177, but that’s not all. In the Vijay Hazare trophy, Karun Nair was rejected once when he merged 779 runs at an average of 389.50, including five hundreds. He also scored 863 runs in the Ranji trophy in 16 innings, while Vidarbha clinched his third title. Stay up to date with all the actions from the IPL 2025. Look at the IPL 2025 schedule, follow the latest IPL 2025 points table and follow the top performers with the orange cap and purple cap. First published: 13 Apr 2025, 10:11 IST