"Closer To Test Return": IPL Star Drops Biggest Hint Yet Over Team India Comeback

Amidst the bevy of Indian batters aiming to get big runs in IPL 2025, all eyes of cricket connoisseurs will be on how Karun Nair fares for the Delhi Capitals, especially after being a literal run-machine in the recent domestic season for Vidarbha. Nair made 863 runs at an average of 53.93, including 86 and 135 in the Ranji Trophy final against Kerala to help Vidarbha secure their third title. In the Vijay Hazare Trophy, he was named Player of the Tournament after amassing 779 runs, including hitting five centuries. If this wasn't enough, Nair was Vidarbha's leading run-getter with 255 runs at a strike rate of 177.08, including three fifties.

With pitches in Visakhapatnam and Delhi being conducive for dazzling strokeplay and promising big runs for batters, Nair remarked his focus on excelling on flat surfaces in both of DC's home venues will be on following the way he prepares and plays, just like how he did in the domestic season.

“My focus only is about understanding my game a little more for this tournament and team. Like what I should be doing in my own way, not trying to be someone else, and trying to play the way that I know and prepare in the same way.”

“Obviously, you have to keep the strike rates up and play according to the situation, which is really important. So, quite simple actually. I have not really thought about it so deeply. It's just about reacting to the ball coming at you,” said Nair while responding to an IANS query in a round-table chat organised by the franchise on Sunday.

A lot has changed for Nair from the time when he was in the DC set-up in 2015 & 2016. He had a quirky response to what is different from those years to now. “Just being a little older I would say and knowing my game a little