Excited to grab this opportunity with both hands, says Nair on comeback to Test team

Gearing up for a comeback into the national team after an eight-year wait, Karnataka batter Karun Nair hopes to make the most of the opportunity and grab it with both hands by virtue of his performances in the five-Test series against England, starting June 20 at Leeds.

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Nair has been in phenomenal form and struck a double ton against the England Lions in the first unofficial Test at Canterbury. In the recently concluded IPL 2025 season, he played eight matches for Delhi Capitals and amassed 198 runs, including a half-century.

The 33-year-old made his Test debut against England in Mohali in 2016 and went on to hit an unbeaten 303 in his third Test in Chennai, making him only the second Indian batter after Virender Sehwag to score a triple century in Tests. However, after that historic knock, he only played three home Tests against Australia in 2017 before being dropped from the team due to a series of low scores.