India tour of England: Karun Nair makes a startling revelation – 'A prominent Indian cricketer advised me to retire...'
Karun Nair celebrates after scoring a double century against England Lions. (Karun Nair/Instagram)
Team India batter Karun Nair has made a startling revelation that a prominent Indian cricketer once advised him to retire from international cricket and focus on earning money through T20 leagues.
"I still remember a prominent Indian cricketer calling me and saying I should retire because the money in these leagues would make me secure," Nair told Mail Sport.
"It would have been easy to do, but I knew that regardless of the money, I would be kicking myself for giving up that easily.
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"I was never going to give up on playing for India again. That was just over two years ago, and look where we are now. It's crazy, but deep down, I knew I was good enough," he added.
Eight years after his last Test appearance, Karun Nair is now on the brink of a remarkable comeback. Come Friday, there is a strong possibility that he will be part of India's playing XI for the first Test against England, beginning June 20 in Leeds.
Nair bolstered his case for a return by scoring a double-century for India A against the England Lions in the first unofficial Test last week in Canterbury.
His comeback is the result of consistent performances in domestic cricket and a strong county stint.
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Last Wednesday marked his official return to the Indian dressing room, with coach Gautam Gambhir praising his resilience.
"No matter how many runs you have scored – what matters most is that never-say-die attitude, that never-give-up mindset. That's what has brought you back into the team. It's something that inspires the whole world," Gambhir said in a video posted on BCCI.tv.
Across ten County Championship matches over two seasons for Northamptonshire, Nair amassed 736 runs at an average of 56.61, including a double century against Glamorgan.
He also scored 863 runs at 53.93 in a title-winning Ranji Trophy season for Vidarbha in 2024–25. Before that, he had a prolific 50-over campaign, hitting five centuries in eight innings at an astonishing average of 389.50 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
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