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"Karun Go Back To Ranji" Fans Lose Cool As Nair Again Wastes Steady Start At Lord's

Akshita Patel

Karun Nair wastes a golden opportunity at Lord's [Source: @Jay_Cricket12, @sahilmemon23/X.com]Karun Nair wastes a golden opportunity at Lord's [Source: @Jay_Cricket12, @sahilmemon23/X.com]

Karun Nair faced fans' wrath once again as he got dismissed on 40 off 62 balls in the third Test against England at Lord’s. The no.3 batter survived new ball spells and looked set. However, instead of converting the start into a big score, he succumbed to Ben Stokes.

England’s tail batted brilliantly on Day 2 of the Lord’s Test to add 100-odd runs to the team’s total as India bowled them out for 387 in the first inning. Jasprit Bumrah etched his name on the Lord’s honours board with a five-wicket-haul.

However, India’s batting struggled, especially Nair, as he faced criticism on social media.

Karun Nair Throws Away Prized Wicket, Again!

Indian management trusted Karun Nair for the ongoing England tour as he marked his return to the Test format after 8 years. However, the batter has failed to impress. In 4 innings, he accumulated just 77 runs, including a duck.

At Lord’s, he was tasked to rebuild the innings after Yashasvi Jaiswal’s early dismissal at 13/1. While he performed that task brilliantly to knit a 61-run partnership with KL Rahul, Nair lost focus and wasted a golden opportunity to convert a steady start into a big score.

Ben Stokes bowled a back-of-a-length ball that angled in and straightened, catching Nair in the crease. He nicked it from the shoulder of the bat, and the edge flew between the keeper and slip. 

But Root, stationed at first slip, dove full stretch to his left, using his wrong hand, and latched it just millimetres above the turf. The catch was sent upstairs, but the third umpire confirmed that Root’s fingers were under the ball and the catch was clean. Hence, Nair walked back on 40 off 62 balls. 

Meanwhile, fans were unhappy with Karun Nair wasting repeated opportunities despite the team and selectors showing utmost faith in him.

"Day 3126 of asking, has Karun Nair crossed 40? "No" - @FarziCricketer

"From cricket : Dear karun u are not karun nair u are karun liar" - @sahilmemon23

"Test cricket has passed Karun Nair for good man time to go back to Ranji and be content with piling up those hundreds against domestic farmers" - @Akshay7_

Fan tweets [Source: @FarziCricketer, @sahilmemon23, @Akshay7_/X.com]Fan tweets [Source: @FarziCricketer, @sahilmemon23, @Akshay7_/X.com]

"Dear Cricket, Please give a chance to Sai Sudharsan or Abhimanyu Easwaran. Karun Nair can be considered for flat pitches in India." - @siddhant_twt

"Karun Nair went from 0 to 20 to 30 to 40. 4 more innings and he will score a 100," - @cricadharsh

Fan tweets [Source: @siddhant_twt, @cricadharsh/X.com]Fan tweets [Source: @siddhant_twt, @cricadharsh/X.com]

That being said, when Nair walked back, India had 74 runs on the board at the loss of 2 wickets. KL Rahul and Shubman Gill are on the crease to tackle English pacers.