[Watch] When Karun Nair Became Second Indian Triple Centurion In Tests 

image-lpthau18Karun Nair joined Virender Sehwag in a rare list (Twitter)

Karun Nair may have become a forgotten name in the Indian playing hierarchy across formats but there was a time when the elegant Karnataka right-hander burst onto the international scene with grand success in Test matches for the country. 

Nair made a triple century for India during the final match of the 2016 home Test series against England in Chennai and became only the second Indian to produce the jaw-dropping landmark in the great format after the swashbuckling Virender Sehwag.

Sehwag, who produced two triple hundreds during his illustrious career for India in the 2004 Multan Test against Pakistan and then in the 2008 Chepauk Test versus South Africa, watched with great pride and glee on his face as Nair joined him in an esteemed list, which hasn't been broken into by any other Indian batter since. 

Nair still holds the invaluable tag of being the second Indian Test triple centurion for his memorable knock versus the Englishmen on a placid track in Chennai at the fag end of the hosts' dominant 4-0 series triumph. 

When Karun Nair Blasted Historic Test Triple Ton 

Walking in to bat at No.5 with India in a spot of bother 3 for 211 following the successive wickets of greats Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli in response to England's daunting 477 all out, Nair blasted a scintillating knock against a struggling visitors' attack. 

He kept them on the park under the scorching Chennai heat for close to two and a half days with his marathon display, which saw Nair spend 565 minutes at the crease while still operating at a strike rate of 79.52 for his unbeaten 303 off 381 deliveries. The moment he completed the landmark, Indian players inside the shed, including the then skipper Kohli, stood up and applauded him. 

As India strived to take a sizeable enough lead to put one result out of the equation and try to push for an innings victory, Nair's innings allowed them to post a mountainous 759/7 declared with the final day to spare. 

Nair, who had picked up great steam to his scoring rate and went on a boundary spree for the third set of his trio of hundreds, played a major role in giving Indian bowlers enough time to push for the victory as England capitulated to 207 all out despite a good batting surface on Day 5.