Before the start of the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, Karnatakamiddle order batsman Karun Nair A long lean patch is tolerated along the bat. Runs were few and his place in the playing XI was under scrutiny.
If anyone could help, it was only him. Over the past few weeks, the 29-year-old has not only helped his cause, but also proved to be a vital force in Karnataka’s march to the semi-finals, where they play Vidarbha on Saturday.
In seven matches so far, he has scored 218 runs, including two half-centuries, becoming the highest run-scorer for the former champions. His two best innings of the tournament, 44 and 55 not out respectively, have come against Bengal and in both the innings, he has shown enough restraint under pressure.
But his knock in the quarter-finals against Bengal has been his best performance of the season so far.
Speaking about his 29-ball 55, which included three sixes and four hits, Karun said, “It always feels good to bat well. When I went in, the team needed someone to accelerate and I am happy to provide that impetus. The form is coming well and I am determined to help Karnataka win more matches. The onus is on seniors like me to take the team forward and I am ready for that.” Now the focus is on the semi-finals.”
Reflecting on the thrilling Super Over win, he said, “It’s an amazing win. It looked like we would lose the game but we worked up our guts to push the game into the Super Over and then come out victorious. In T20 Things like this happen and today was one of those days.
Supporting young and inexperienced pace attack, among whom Vidyadhar Patil And Vishak Vijaykumar Those days were expensive, said Karun, “Most of our fast bowlers are in their early days of senior national domestic cricket. It is understandable if they feel the nerves. But credit goes to him, he bowled well today. Even Vidhyadhar, despite scoring 19 runs in 5 balls, held his nervousness well on the final ball. He bowled in his field.”
The match went into Super Over as Akash Deep was run out. Manish Pandey On the last ball of the match. Both Karun, who caught Kaif Ahmed at long off in the Super Over, did a commendable job on the field.
Praising the captain, Karun explained, “With the balance in the match, you want the ball to go to the side’s best fielder and that’s what happened. Manish has been doing such great things on the field for many years now and he pulled it off again under pressure. He had to hit the stumps and he did it. It was just an extraordinary piece of fielding. Manish has been continuously working hard on his batting and fielding and both did well today.
If anyone could help, it was only him. Over the past few weeks, the 29-year-old has not only helped his cause, but also proved to be a vital force in Karnataka’s march to the semi-finals, where they play Vidarbha on Saturday.
In seven matches so far, he has scored 218 runs, including two half-centuries, becoming the highest run-scorer for the former champions. His two best innings of the tournament, 44 and 55 not out respectively, have come against Bengal and in both the innings, he has shown enough restraint under pressure.
But his knock in the quarter-finals against Bengal has been his best performance of the season so far.
Speaking about his 29-ball 55, which included three sixes and four hits, Karun said, “It always feels good to bat well. When I went in, the team needed someone to accelerate and I am happy to provide that impetus. The form is coming well and I am determined to help Karnataka win more matches. The onus is on seniors like me to take the team forward and I am ready for that.” Now the focus is on the semi-finals.”
Reflecting on the thrilling Super Over win, he said, “It’s an amazing win. It looked like we would lose the game but we worked up our guts to push the game into the Super Over and then come out victorious. In T20 Things like this happen and today was one of those days.
Supporting young and inexperienced pace attack, among whom Vidyadhar Patil And Vishak Vijaykumar Those days were expensive, said Karun, “Most of our fast bowlers are in their early days of senior national domestic cricket. It is understandable if they feel the nerves. But credit goes to him, he bowled well today. Even Vidhyadhar, despite scoring 19 runs in 5 balls, held his nervousness well on the final ball. He bowled in his field.”
The match went into Super Over as Akash Deep was run out. Manish Pandey On the last ball of the match. Both Karun, who caught Kaif Ahmed at long off in the Super Over, did a commendable job on the field.
Praising the captain, Karun explained, “With the balance in the match, you want the ball to go to the side’s best fielder and that’s what happened. Manish has been doing such great things on the field for many years now and he pulled it off again under pressure. He had to hit the stumps and he did it. It was just an extraordinary piece of fielding. Manish has been continuously working hard on his batting and fielding and both did well today.
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