This Indian will go to England to play for the English team
County Championship 2024: A 32 year old Indian player has taken a big decision. This player will be seen playing for Northamptonshire in the upcoming season of the English County Championship. This player has played for Team India in Test and ODI formats. But have not got a place in this Indian team for the last 7 years. This player has also scored a triple century in Test cricket.
This player will play in the county championship
Indian batsman Karun Nair will play for Northamptonshire again in the English County Championship this season. 32 year old Nair will play seven county matches for this team. Last season, he scored 78, 150 and 21 runs in the last three matches in Division One. However, the team has slipped to Division Two this year.
Karun Nair’s big statement on joining Northamptonshire
“I am excited to play for Northamptonshire once again in the County Championship,” Karun Nair said in a press release issued by the club. I want to thank the coach and captain for this opportunity. Let us tell you that Nair has played six Tests and two ODIs for the Indian team. He scored 303 runs against England in Chennai in 2016 and became the second Indian batsman after Virender Sehwag to score a triple century in Tests. At the same time, in the second half of the tournament, Prithvi Shaw will play for Northamptonshire in place of Nair.
Northamptonshire coach said this
Northamptonshire coach John Sadler said in a press release issued by the club that we had our eyes on Nair for 2024 and he was our main target. He not only scored runs for us but his hunger for runs, his patience and temperament was unmatched. We are delighted that he will be with us again this season and I am certain that he will prove invaluable to us again. Let us tell you that this time no team bought him in the IPL auction and now he can completely become a part of the county season. Nair was a part of Lucknow Super Giants in the last IPL season.
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