Karun Nair was born on 6 December 1991 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. He is an Indian cricketer from Kerala who plays for Karnataka. He is a right-hand batsman and off break bowler.
He was a member of Royal Challengers Bangalore squad in 2013 Indian Premier League. In the 2014 IPL auction, he was signed-up by the Rajasthan Royals. In 2016 IPL Auction, he was signed up by the Delhi Daredevils selling for Rs 4 crore.
He made his Test cricket debut in 2016 against England. He became the third player in international cricket history to convert his maiden century into a triple century, by scoring an unbeaten 303 against England in his second Test.
He has represented Delhi Daredevils, India A, India Under-19s, Karnataka, Karnataka State Cricket Association Colts XI, Karnataka State Cricket Association XI, Karnataka Under-15s, Karnataka Under-19s, Mangalore United, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, South Zone. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on 11 June 2016.
Personal Life :- Karun Nair was born on 6 December 1991 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. He is the son of Kaladharan Nair and Prema Nair. Karun Nair could be in line for a Test debut in Rajkot if India play six specialist batsmen In July 2016, six people drowned and a few others were reported missing when a boat with more than a hundred people on board capsized in a river in Kerala. Karun Nair was on that boat, taking part in a temple festival with his family as thanksgiving for making his India ODI debut.
Nair was one of the survivors – he had to swim some distance before being rescued by a group of locals. According to many sources, as a talented batsman, Karun is worth being a member of the Indian Cricket Team. In the 2016 IPL auction, Nair cashed in big time, selling for Rs 4 crore to Delhi Daredevils – 40 times his base price of Rs 10 lakh.
Career :- He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on 11 June 2016. Nair played a key part of their title winning season in 2013/14 with 3 consecutive centuries in their final league game v Delhi, the Quarter Final vs UP & in the semis v Punjab to take the team into the Final, where they eventually beat Maharashtra to win the Title.
Karun has been part of three teams in the IPL – RCB ,RR & DD He was a part of the RCB in his debut season in 2013 where he played just 2 game. Karun’s debut Ranji season was after the 2013 IPL, and in the 2014 auctions Rajasthan Royals picked the youngster as a part of their squad. Backed by the mentor Dravid, Nair got a long run playing 11 games in the 2014 IPL, where the youngster impressed everyone with his performances.
Nair scored 330 with 3 50s – the best of the lot coming against his new team, the daredevils. Nair scored 73* opening the batting and anchored the innings with the team chasing down the target of 153 with 9 balls to spare.
Career statistics
| Competition | First Class Cricket (FC) |
LIST A Cricket (List A) |
Twenty20 Cricket (T20) |
| Matches | 32 | 41 | 64 |
| Runs scored | 2481 | 1176 | 1189 |
| Batting average | 52.78 | 40.89 | 23.58 |
| 100s/50s | 7/10 | 1/8 | 0/8 |
| Top score | 328 | 120 | 83* |
| Balls bowled | 777 | 576 | 48 |
| Wickets | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| Bowling average | 52.62 | 46.60 | 27.60 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Best bowling | 2/11 | 2/16 | 1/3 |
| Catches/stumpings | 12/0 | 8/0 | 8/0 |
Age :- 6 December 1991
Born :- 6 December 1991 Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Parents :-
- Kaladharan Nair (Father)
- Prema Nair (Mother)
