Vidarbha captain Karun Nair is in red-hot form in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25, a reminder to the Indian selectors that in the ongoing 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy in Australia In the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where the big names failed, his performance was not over yet.
Currently, Karun Nair is breaking the record with his impressive strokes in the ongoing 50-over tournament. The Indian batsman created history in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 by setting a new world record for most consecutive runs without dismissal in Group A cricket.
Karun Nair sets new world record with unstoppable batting streak in 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy
Nair achieved this incredible feat on January 3 during the VHT 2024-25 match against Uttar Pradesh in Vidarbha. In a thrilling 308-run chase, the Vidarbha captain scored an impressive 112 and was dismissed for the first time in the last four innings of the tournament.
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His 112-run knock included 11 fours and two sixes. During his century, Karun Nair set a new world record, surpassing New Zealand's James Franklin as the player to avoid elimination in consecutive A-grade matches. On Friday, January 3, Nair surpassed Franklin's record of 527 runs set in 2010.
The right-handed batsman's unbeaten run ended at 542 runs in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 after he was bowled out for 112 by Bihari Rai for the first time in the tournament. . This was Karan Nair's fourth consecutive hundred and third century in the ongoing match.
Karun Nair becomes first Indian to score unbeaten 500-plus run in A-grade cricket
The Vidarbha skipper kicked off the 2024-25 VHT with an unbeaten 112* against Jammu and Kashmir, followed by a solid 44* against Chhattisgarh. He then hit a stunning 163* against Chandigarh, then an impressive 111* against Tamil Nadu and now 112* against Uttar Pradesh.
Nair played a key role in Vidarbha's eight-wicket win over Uttar Pradesh at the Vizzy Stadium in Vizianagaram on Friday. ) With his outstanding performance, he became the first Indian batsman to score 500 or 500+ List A runs in the 70th innings without being dismissed throughout the entire innings.
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Nair became the third batsman to score three consecutive centuries in over 50 games in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25, joining his former teammate and Karnataka captain Mayank Agarwal along with Punjab opener Prabhusimran Singh. The 33-year-old leads Vidarbha to the top of Group E with 16 points from four games.
Karun Nair leads the batting charts in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25
In the ongoing tournament, Nair has scored 542 runs in five games. He has now scored seven hundreds, four of them in eight days, and scored 13 fifties in Group A cricket. Nair has now scored 2779 runs in 102 A-grade games.
It is worth noting that Nair last played for India in 2017 and he made a strong comeback at a crucial moment in his career. After going unsold in the IPL auction for two consecutive seasons, the talented batsman was bought by Delhi Capitals (DC) for Rs 50 lakh in the IPL 2025 mega auction in November.
This will be Nair's second stint with Delhi Capitals (DC), having previously played for the franchise in the 2016-17 season. Nair, who ended his 11-year association with Karnataka last year and switched to Vidarbha in 2023, has now been named captain of the ongoing VHT 2024-25.
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