Karun Nair, axed after triple century against England, gets second chance
Karun Nair, back in India's squad again, is a name that will not be lost on England supporters. In his third Test and in his third Test innings, Nair became only the second India batsman after Virender Sehwag to make a triple century in Test cricket when he put England to the sword in Chennai in 2016. Only two other batsmen in the history of the game, before Nair, had converted their maiden hundred into a triple: Garfield Sobers and Bobby Simpson.
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