Karun Nair

Karun Nair

Personal information
Full name	Karun Kaladharan Nair
Born	(1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm offbreak
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012–present	Karnataka
2012–2013	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2014–2015	Rajasthan Royals
2016–present	Delhi Daredevils
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20 Matches 19 29 27 Runs scored 1358 1036 552 Batting average 50.29 54.52 26.28 100s/50s 4/2 1/8 0/4 Top score 328 120 83* Balls bowled 372 294 30 Wickets 5 5 2 Bowling average 38.00 52.60 19.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a Best bowling 1/8 2/16 1/3 Catches/stumpings 12/0 8/0 8/0
Source: Cricinfo, 19 March 2015

Karun Kaladharan Nair (Malayalam: കരുണ് നായര്) (born 6 December 1991) is an Indian cricketer 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.

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.

Career

At the 2014 IPL, Nair had a bad debut for Rajasthan Royals with a score of 1. He continued in the next match and scored 8. In his third match, he scored 73 not out facing 50 deliveries and took Rajasthan to a victory against Delhi Daredevils. He added one more fifty to his name against Chennai and also scored 48 against Mumbai Indians.

For Karnataka in the final of the Ranji Trophy in 2014-15, he made 328 in 560 balls making many records. He batted from late on the first day till early on the fourth day. Karnataka made 762 and beat Tamil Nadu by an innings and 217 runs.

External links

• Karun Nair - Cricinfo
• Karun Nair's profile page on Wisden
• Cricbuzz