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India dropped Karun Nair, ending his long-awaited comeback after eight years. Sai Sudharsan has been brought back to the playing XI. Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bowl first in the India vs England 4th Test at Old Trafford.
Mohammed Kaif criticizes Shubman Gill for dropping Karun Nair in the Old Trafford Test, hinting the skipper missed a leadership moment that could have reshaped team dynamics.
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Mohammad Kaif questioned Shubman Gill’s call to drop Karun Nair for the must-win Manchester Test as the latter's redemption hopes faded.
Some of the major media outlets have reported that Karun Nair is set to be axed from India’s playing XI for the fourth Test against England. But Harbhajan Singh and Aakash Chopra are against this change.
Karun Nair, currently with the India team playing Test cricket in England, is set to return to Karnataka three seasons after his last appearance for the team. Nair, who was with Vidarbha the past two seasons,
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Karun Nair's Test cricket comeback ends disappointingly as he's dropped for Sai Sudharsan. Explore his journey from triple centurion to exclusion.
Nair's comeback to the Indian set up after 8 years did not yield a fairytale innings with the batter failing to convert his starts in the first three Tests against England.
Team India grapples with middle-order concerns as they trail 1-2 in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Navjot Singh Sidhu questions Karun Nair's place aft