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Karun Nair's message to KL Rahul ahead of IPL comeback

Karun Nair has been in exceptional form recently in domestic cricket. The 33-year-old batter has made headlines through his stunning numbers in the recently concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy where he single-handedly took his team to the final. Due to his rich vein of form, the selectors were forced to discuss about him in India’s squad for Champions Trophy selection. However, he didn’t get a chance.…

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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25: Rathod, Shorey hundreds, Karun Nair blitz guide Vidarbha to maiden final

Twin hundreds and a mammoth 224-run opening partnership are not often overshadowed, but skipper Karun Nair’s blitz (88 n.o., 44b, 9×4, 5×6) was an assault of such magnitude on the senses that it dwarfed Dhruv Shorey and Yash Rathod’s centuries as Vidarbha beat Maharashtra by 69 runs at the Kotambi Stadium here on Thursday to enter the Vijay Hazare Trophy final for the first time. Karun is a man…

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‘You Have To Keep Dreaming’: Karun Nair’s Honest Admission After Not Getting Picked For Champions Trophy | Cricket News

Veteran batter Karun Nair said that he is still dreaming of returning to the Indian side after a brilliant run in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. Nair who plays for Vidarbha had a stellar tournament as he finished as the highest run scorer, scoring 779 runs from eight innings at an impeccable average of 389.50 and a strike rate of 124.04. The right-hand batter smashed five centuries and a fifty…

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Why Karun Nair was not selected in India team despite brilliant form in domestic cricket

Despite having a phenomenal run in the prestigious domestic tournament Vijay Hazare Trophy, veteran batsman Karun Nair failed to make it in the Indian team for the upcoming Champions Trophy. Playing for Vidarbha, the prolific batsman finished the domestic 50-over tournament as the highest run-getter with 779 runs with an impressive average of 389.50. However, the selectors continued to snub him…

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Sunil Gavaskar cites the performances of two Indian players as the reason for Karun Nair’s exclusion from India’s Champions Trophy 2025 squad

The latest announcement of the upcoming Indian team Champions Trophy 2025 has caused controversy, especially regarding the removal of Karun Nair. Although he was in sensational form on Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25Nair's name was not in the list. Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar now he shared his wisdom as to why the talented batsman didn't make the cut, despite his best performances. Amazing…

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Sunil Gavaskar cites the performances of two Indian players as the reason for Karun Nair’s exclusion from India’s Champions Trophy 2025 squad

The latest announcement of the upcoming Indian team Champions Trophy 2025 has caused controversy, especially regarding the removal of Karun Nair. Although he was in sensational form on Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25Nair's name was not in the list. Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar now he shared his wisdom as to why the talented batsman didn't make the cut, despite his best performances. Amazing…

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025: KL Rahul quoted as Aakash Chopra happy with Karun Nair's embarrassment: "It's a joke..."

Indian cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra shared his views on Karun Nair’s omission from India’s ODI squads for the upcoming home series against England and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which may not sit well with many. Karun Nair has impressed one and all with his incredible performances in the recent Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 where he finished as the top scorer with 779 runs with…

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025: KL Rahul named as Aakash Chopra happy with Karun Nair's words: "It's a joke..."

Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has shared his thoughts on Karun Nair’s omission from India’s ODI squad for the upcoming match against England and ICC Champions Trophy 2025 which may not please many. Karun Nair has impressed one and all with his incredible performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25, where he finished as the top scorer with 779 runs with the help of five centuries in just eight…

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'Weak captain' Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli ripped after Karun Nair's sudden shock

Former India cricketer Surinder Khanna did not hold back his criticism of the selectors’ decision to ignore Karun Nair for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025, despite his impressive form with the bat in the tournament. Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. Karun Nair blasted 779 runs in just seven matches with the help of five hundreds at an impressive average of 389.5, and remained unbeaten in six…

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'Weak captain' Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli tore up after Karun Nair's shocking snub

Former Indian cricketer Surinder Khanna did not hold back in criticizing the selectors’ decision to ignore Karun Nair for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 despite his exceptional form with the bat in the recent Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. Karun Nair managed 779 runs in just seven matches with the help of five hundreds at an incredible average of 389.5 and remained unbeaten in six…

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'Weak captain' Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli torn apart after Karun Nair's shocking snub

Former Indian cricketer Surinder Khanna did not hold back in his criticism of the selectors’ decision to ignore Karun Nair for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025, despite his extraordinary form with the bat in the recent Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. Karun Nair blasted 779 runs in just seven matches with the help of five hundreds at an incredible average of 389.5, and he remained unbeaten in…

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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Darshan Nalkande, Karun Nair ensure Vidarbha comfortably leaps over TN hurdle

Darshan Nalkande’s brilliant spell (six for 55) followed by Karun Nair’s scintillating unbeaten century (111 n.o., 103, 14×4, 1×6) powered Vidarbha to a comprehensive six-wicket win over Tamil Nadu in the Vijay Hazare Trophy league match at the Dr. Y.S.R ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. Chasing 257, Karun led from the front, shepherding the chase alongside valuable…

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[ad_1] Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma (PC: X) RevSportz Comment If you go by the irate reaction to India’s squad selection for the upcoming Champions Trophy, you’d think Ajit Agarkar and his panel had chosen a couple of goatherds from Jhumri Telaiya and not some of the best cricketers to have ever played the 50-over format. Some of the abuse directed at individual cricketers and the selectors is a reminder of the immaturity and illogical nature of big sections of India’s cricket fan base.  Just consider this. Only six Indian batters have averaged over 45 in ODI cricket while scoring at least 2000 runs. Sachin Tendulkar, the greatest of them all, isn’t on the list, having finished his career with an average of 44.83. MS Dhoni (50.23) last played more than half a decade ago. The other five are all part of this team.  Shubman Gill, now bizarrely being cited in some quarters as an example of nepotism, leads the way with an average of 58.20. Both he and Shreyas Iyer have strike-rates over 100. Virat Kohli (average 58.18, SR 93.54) and Rohit Sharma (average 49.16, SR 92.43) have astonishing numbers for men who have played so long, while KL Rahul’s average and strike-rate are both similar to Dhoni’s.  So, why this hate, especially when this core group put together the best World Cup campaign India have ever had, even if it ended in heartbreak in Ahmedabad? Other than the immortal Australian sides captained by Ricky Ponting, no team had ever dominated a World Cup like India did on home soil. The batting was sublime, the bowling incisive and the fielding often top-notch.  Since then, India have played just six ODIs. For the three in South Africa soon after the 2023 World Cup, the heavy hitters stayed away, with only Rahul in the fray. Then, at the start of Gautam Gambhir’s tenure as coach, the full star cast was there in Sri Lanka as the hosts turned the tables on India with typically ragged Premadasa Stadium pitches. In each game, the toss was decisive, and the ball turned and jumped at crazy angles even before the lacquer was off the white ball.  You can rest assured that an ICC tournament will not have such pitches, and India’s worrying frailty against spin won’t be tested in such a way. Nor will the batters have to endure the sort of forensic examination by pace that they did at the hands of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Scott Boland in Australia. The edges that flew to the slip cordon will now, mostly, become singles to third man. Much of the selection uproar is rooted in the angst over that Australia result. But mixing formats is never a good idea, just as it’s foolish to extrapolate great run-scoring feats in domestic cricket to the international arena. Yes, Karun Nair had a superb Vijay Hazare Trophy – as did his teammate, Dhruv Shorey, who finished off with three straight hundreds – but are we seriously comparing that to players with stellar international records? Can this Indian team then replicate those World Cup performances and add to the T20 World Cup crown won in such dramatic circumstances in Barbados last June? At first glance, there’s no reason why not. If, and that is admittedly a big concern, Jasprit Bumrah is fully fit, the sky is the limit. Though Mohammed Siraj has dropped off a little and missed out on selection, Mohammed Shami’s return is a huge boost.  Arshdeep Singh has already shown that he has the intelligence and variations to switch to a longer format after his exploits in the T20 arena, while Hardik Pandya gives India the balance they so sorely missed in the World Cup final 14 months ago. The spin larder is very well stocked, especially if Kuldeep Yadav is back to peak fitness. There are understandable murmurs about the selection of Rishabh Pant ahead of Sanju Samson, especially given Pant’s relatively modest ODI average of 33.50. But we saw in the Australia Tests just how devastating Pant can be on his day, and there isn’t a team in the world that would ignore that sort of X-factor. Australia kept faith

in the late Andrew Symonds for years, and when he finally turned it on in the 2003 World Cup, he went on to be part of two unbeaten Cup-winning teams.  A little less whining and a lot more support would go a long way. This group of players have almost never let India down in white-ball cricket, and there’s no reason to think they’ll fall away now. If the dressing room can shut the door on negativity and pull together, another sustained title tilt is very much in the offing.  The post Why the hate and angst over an India squad that could go all the way? appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma (PC: X) RevSportz Comment If you go by the irate reaction to India’s squad selection for the upcoming Champions Trophy, you’d think Ajit Agarkar and his panel had chosen a couple of goatherds from Jhumri Telaiya and not some of the best cricketers to have ever played the 50-over format. Some of the abuse directed at individual cricketers and the selectors is a reminder of the immaturity and illogical nature of big sections of India’s cricket fan base.  Just consider this. Only six Indian batters have averaged over 45 in ODI cricket while scoring at least 2000 runs. Sachin Tendulkar, the greatest of them all, isn’t on the list, having finished his career with an average of 44.83. MS Dhoni (50.23) last played more than half a decade ago. The other five are all part of this team.  Shubman Gill, now bizarrely being cited in some quarters as an example of nepotism, leads the way with an average of 58.20. Both he and Shreyas Iyer have strike-rates over 100. Virat Kohli (average 58.18, SR 93.54) and Rohit Sharma (average 49.16, SR 92.43) have astonishing numbers for men who have played so long, while KL Rahul’s average and strike-rate are both similar to Dhoni’s.  So, why this hate, especially when this core group put together the best World Cup campaign India have ever had, even if it ended in heartbreak in Ahmedabad? Other than the immortal Australian sides captained by Ricky Ponting, no team had ever dominated a World Cup like India did on home soil. The batting was sublime, the bowling incisive and the fielding often top-notch.  Since then, India have played just six ODIs. For the three in South Africa soon after the 2023 World Cup, the heavy hitters stayed away, with only Rahul in the fray. Then, at the start of Gautam Gambhir’s tenure as coach, the full star cast was there in Sri Lanka as the hosts turned the tables on India with typically ragged Premadasa Stadium pitches. In each game, the toss was decisive, and the ball turned and jumped at crazy angles even before the lacquer was off the white ball.  You can rest assured that an ICC tournament will not have such pitches, and India’s worrying frailty against spin won’t be tested in such a way. Nor will the batters have to endure the sort of forensic examination by pace that they did at the hands of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Scott Boland in Australia. The edges that flew to the slip cordon will now, mostly, become singles to third man. Much of the selection uproar is rooted in the angst over that Australia result. But mixing formats is never a good idea, just as it’s foolish to extrapolate great run-scoring feats in domestic cricket to the international arena. Yes, Karun Nair had a superb Vijay Hazare Trophy – as did his teammate, Dhruv Shorey, who finished off with three straight hundreds – but are we seriously comparing that to players with stellar international records? Can this Indian team then replicate those World Cup performances and add to the T20 World Cup crown won in such dramatic circumstances in Barbados last June? At first glance, there’s no reason why not. If, and that is admittedly a big concern, Jasprit Bumrah is fully fit, the sky is the limit. Though Mohammed Siraj has dropped off a little and missed out on selection, Mohammed Shami’s return is a huge boost.  Arshdeep Singh has already shown that he has the intelligence and variations to switch to a longer format after his exploits in the T20 arena, while Hardik Pandya gives India the balance they so sorely missed in the World Cup final 14 months ago. The spin larder is very well stocked, especially if Kuldeep Yadav is back to peak fitness. There are understandable murmurs about the selection of Rishabh Pant ahead of Sanju Samson, especially given Pant’s relatively modest ODI average of 33.50. But we saw in the Australia Tests just how devastating Pant can be on his day, and there isn’t a team in the world that would ignore that sort of X-factor. Australia kept faith

in the late Andrew Symonds for years, and when he finally turned it on in the 2003 World Cup, he went on to be part of two unbeaten Cup-winning teams.  A little less whining and a lot more support would go a long way. This group of players have almost never let India down in white-ball cricket, and there’s no reason to think they’ll fall away now. If the dressing room can shut the door on negativity and pull together, another sustained title tilt is very much in the offing.  The post Why the hate and angst over an India squad that could go all the way? appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025: KL Rahul referred to as Aakash Chopra happy with Karun Nair's rant: "It's a joke..."

Indian cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has shared his views on Karun Nair's omission from India's ODI squads for the upcoming home series against England and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which might not sit well with many. Karun Nair impressed everyone with his incredible performances in the recent Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 where he finished as the highest run scorer with 779 runs…

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025: KL Rahul referred to as Aakash Chopra happy with Karun Nair's rant: "It's a joke..."

Indian cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has shared his views on Karun Nair's omission from India's ODI squads for the upcoming home series against England and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which might not sit well with many. Karun Nair impressed everyone with his incredible performances in the recent Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 where he finished as the highest run scorer with 779 runs…