Vijay Hazare Trophy: Narayan Jagadeesn (830 runs), Prithvi Shaw (827 runs), Karun Nair (779 runs), Devdutt Padikkal (737 runs), and Mayank Agarwal (723 runs) are batters with most runs in a season of India's premier domestic 50-over tournament. 

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Meet batters with most runs in a season. No batter has fix place in India team

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently announced the 15-member squad, and many fans were surprised by the exclusion of Shami and Nair. Both players have shown good form and experience in the domestic circuit recently.

Mohammed Shami, Karun Nair left out of India’s squad for South Africa Tests despite strong Ranji form

After Nair found himself out of Indian side not only for the home Test series against West Indies but A sides which took on Australia A and also the A squad for the upcoming South Africa series.

Karun Nair says he 'deserve to be there' after being dropped post England Test tour

The biggest talking point was the exclusion of Karun Nair. After returning to the Test side earlier this year following an eight-year gap, Nair has now been dropped again.

'We expected a little bit more..': Ajit Agarkar opens on THIS player's exclusion from Windies Test squad

Nair managed just 205 runs at an average of just above 25 with only one fifty on England Test tour which saw over 7,000 runs being scored across five matches along with 21 tons and 29 fifties by the two teams.

End of road for Karun Nair? India batter not expected to make cut for home Test series against West Indies after mediocre England tour

As India enjoyed a huge batting success during the England tour, there was the curious case for ‘No.3 position’ which is well and truly up for grabs after Karun Nair and Sai Sudharsan failed to make their mark. 

'The No.3 position': India's unanswered question during England tour after Karun Nair, Sai Sudharsan failures

It had been 3,149 days since Karun Nair last crossed the 50-run mark in Test cricket.

Who has the longest wait between two Test fifties for India? And it’s not Karun Nair

From Matthew Hayden to Karun Nair, here's a look at the top six batters with the fastest triple century in Test cricket. 

6 batters with fastest triple centuries in Tests, check who tops list

Amid all the talks around the ‘Spirit of the Game’, considering several instances since the fourth Test involving Ravindra Jadeja and Ben Stokes, Nair showed the English team and the fans what exactly it looks like. 

IND vs ENG 2025: Karun Nair shows England what ‘spirit of game’ looks like; social media lauds India batter for kind gesture – WATCH

Karun Nair’s Test career is a tale of two sides. While he found immense success on his first run, including scoring a 303 against England in Chennai in only his third Test before an array of poor scores saw him out of the team, his return after eight years lasted just three Tests.

Who among Sai Sudharsan or Karun Nair should be India’s new number three in Tests? Ravi Ashwin answers

Karun Nair has enjoyed a superb spell in domestic cricket in 2024-25 before receiving his no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Vidarbha Cricket Association on Monday evening. 

Karun Nair back in Karnataka squad for 2025-26 domestic season

Root took a brilliant one-handed diving catch at the slips to record his 211th catch in Test history - the most by any fielder. He surpassed India's Rahul Dravid for the record who had taken 210 catches in Test cricket.

England's Root becomes most successful fielder in Test cricket with STUNNING catch to dismiss Karun Nair - WATCH

From Don Bradman to Karun Nair, let's have a look at the top five players with most triple centuries in Test cricket.

From Don Bradman to Karun Nair: Triple Century Kings - List of most triple centuries in Test cricket

During Karun’s break from cricket, especially his long gap before the IPL 2025 comeback, it was Sanaya’s support that kept him going. Many fans now see her as the silent strength behind Karun’s return. 

Who is Karun Nair’s wife Sanaya Tankariwala? A love story beyond religion and culture

But while the focus was on India’s top order, another big story that unfolded was Karun Nair’s return to the Indian Test team after a long wait of eight years. 

Karun Nair returns to Team India after 8 years, sets new WORLD record for most matches missed

IND vs ENG: Karun Nair dismissed on duck on Test return but Pant creates history

IND vs ENG: Karun Nair dismissed on duck on Test return but Rishabh Pant enters history books

As India is gearing up to take on England at Headingley, starting on June 20 (Wednesday), here is a look at the five players who can make a big impact for India in this series.

IND vs ENG 2025: 5 Indian players to watch out for in Test series

As England take on India to begin their WTC 2025-27 cycle, here is a list of top five batters with highest individual score in India vs England Test series, surprisingly only one Indian on the list.

5 batters with highest individual score in IND vs ENG Test series

Karun will be hoping to reprise what he did the last time he played a Test against England - scoring a historic 303 and becoming only the second Indian to to reach the triple hundred milestone in Tests.

Will Karun Nair be able to withstand Test pressure? Batter gets Karnataka teammate's backing before impending return to cricket

ENG vs IND 2025: Head coach Gambhir lauds Karun Nair’s ‘great’ Test return, calls it inspirational for entire world

England Lions vs India-A, Day 1: Karun Nair stays unbeaten on 186, Test hopefuls among runs

India selectors, led by Ajit Agarkar however, handed a comeback to Karun Nair who had last played a Test eight years ago. Nair is the only India batter apart from Virender Sehwag to score a triple ton in Tests.

IND vs ENG 2025: Pujara calls Sarfaraz Khan's Test snub 'unfortunate, but at the same time...'

Karun Nair has officially returned to the Indian Test team after an eight-year hiatus as the squad for the upcoming England tour was announced on Saturday (May 24).

India tour of England: Karun Nair returns after eight-year hiatus, Sai Sudharsan rewarded for domestic brilliance

Selectors to reward Sai Sudharsan Karun Nair in line for India return for England Tests Report

Selectors to reward Sai Sudharsan; Karun Nair in line for India return for England Tests - Report

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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Meet batters with most runs in a season. No batter has fix place in India team

Shami, Nair left out of India’s squad for South Africa Tests

Karun Nair says he 'deserve to be there' after being dropped post England tour

'We expected a little bit more..': Ajit Agarkar opens on THIS player's exclusion

End of road for Karun? India batter expected to be dropped for WI Test series

'The No.3 position': India's unanswered question during England tour

Who has the longest wait between two Test fifties for India?

6 batters with fastest triple centuries in Tests, check who tops list

Oval Test: Karun Nair shows England what ‘spirit of game’ looks like - WATCH

Who among Sai or Nair should be India’s new number 3 in Tests? Ashwin answers

Karun Nair back in Karnataka squad for 2025-26 domestic season

England's Root becomes most successful fielder in Test cricket - WATCH

Triple Century Kings - List of most triple centuries in Test cricket