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After being discarded from the Indian team for a long time, veteran batsman Karun Nair has hit a purple patch by scoring aplenty in domestic cricket and cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL).
Around three years back, Nair, only the second Indian to score a triple-century in Test cricket, Karun was strangely excluded from the Indian team without any valid reason. Since then, he has been out of favour by the BCCI selectors.
In response, former India player Ambati Rayudu heaped praises on Nair for holding on long with his dream of playing for India again, something which is not fulfilled yet.
Rayudu on Nair
"It's sheer persistence because what you go through when things don't go well for you in India is not easy to withstand. A lot of people have gone through that, and very few have come out of that with flying colours and Karun Nair is one. Because once you get lost in the domestic system in India, it is very, very tough to make a comeback. Especially because mentally you're always dragged down by so many things around you, and a lot of people will write you off," said Rayudu during a recent interaction.
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"Cricket is a game that moves on fast, but still, cricket has moved on, but Karun Nair, has not moved on. He has never left, learning, never left working hard, never, left the belief that he could make a comeback, especially in Test cricket. I would sincerely hope and love that he goes to England. He's on that flight, in the Test series," he added.
