Karun Nair: I should have celebrated my 300 more
India batter Karun Nair, who has been recalled into the Test side after a long wait of eight years, said that he regrets not celebrating his triple century more. In an interview with Ravichandran Ashwin, Karun said that he should have lived that moment a little more and taken his time to enjoy it.Karun Nair has been called back to the Indian Test team after an incredible domestic season where he led his team to a Ranji Trophy win. The batter also featured for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, where he ripped apart Jasprit Bumrah, one of the best bowlers in the world at the moment.advertisementNair revealed that he was not a person who celebrated his milestones in an exuberant manner, and that he has learnt to live in the moment a little more. It has become a conscious choice to celebrate his milestones in the past 2–3 years.
"I should have celebrated that 300 more. I don't think that I enjoyed that moment as I should have. Like when I see how people enjoy their milestones, I have learnt that you should not keep your joy within you, you have to show it. I think at that time, I did not value that moment enough. I should have enjoyed that moment a little more," Karun Nair told R Ashwin in an interview.The batter also stated that cricket was not a gentleman's game anymore as more and more athletes were expressing their unique personalities at the crease. Asked about the new generation, Nair said that he felt distant from them, as growing up, he did not have the freedom to say things like youngsters do now.advertisement"I am not sure that the gentleman's game is a thing any more. There is a lot of freedom in whatever they do. The young kids are free to say things a lot of us would not say, and they play the way they want to play. I am not sure that gentleman's game will be a term used in the future," Nair said."They can look up to maybe Rahul Dravid (if they want to look up to a cricketer who personifies the gentleman's game)," he concluded.Nair is expected to be in the running for a spot in the Indian playing XI for the 1st Test match against England. He is expected to slot in at No.3 or No.4, depending on India's needs.Must Watch
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