Karun Nair got out in four balls without scoring any runs
The first match of the ongoing Test series between England and India is being played at Headingley ground in Leeds from 20 June. Today, on the second day of the game, the dominance of Indian batsmen was seen on the match. After the centuries of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill on the first day, star wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has also played a century innings.
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Karun Nair: However, this Test match has not been anything special for Team India’s experienced batsman Karun Nair, who was returning to Test cricket after about 8 years or 3007 days. Nair played his last Test against Australia in the year 2016.
So, now when he was included in Team India for the Leeds Test match against England, he could not show anything special in the first innings. After the dismissal of captain Gill, when Nair came to bat at the crease, he wanted to play a fast shot on the last ball of the 105th over of the Indian innings bowled by Ben Stokes.
But during this time, Ollie Pope, who was ready at short cover, took a brilliant catch of Karun Nair in a brilliant style, showing him the way to the pavilion. Pope took a brilliant catch while in the air, seeing which the fans remembered Superman.
Karun Nair: See how Ollie Pope caught this catch of Nair
After a seven-year wait for a Test return, Karun Nair goes for a duck in his first innings back.
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Ollie Pope grabs a stunner to end his comeback after just four balls!
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Three players of India scored centuries till lunch on the second day
On the other hand, if we tell you the status of this match, then Team India has scored a total of 454 runs for the loss of 7 wickets after batting 108.4 overs till lunch time on the second day. Ravindra Jadeja is currently present at the crease with 2* runs.
For India, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 101, Shubman Gill scored 147 and Rishabh Pant played a brilliant innings of 134 runs and got out. KL Rahul also contributed 42 runs, but Sai Sudarshan (0), Karun Nair (0) and Shardul Thakur (1) disappointed in batting.
