With 303*, Nair in uber-elite club
Madhu Jawali, Dec 20, 2016, Chennai, DHNS:
Unlike many in his generation, Karun Nair isn’t given to theatrics. Not for him the fist-pumping, jump-in-air celebrations – even when he has scored a triple ton (303 not out, 566m, 381b, 32x4, 4x6).
Nair is only the second Indian to reach the milestone, after Virender Sehwag. He took the least number of innings (just 3) to reach the landmark.
Under pressure after scores of four and 13 in his first two Test innings, the Karnataka batsman, overnight 71, set the M A Chidambaram stadium here afire on his way to the third highest individual total by an Indian.
England were left bruised and battered on the fourth and penultimate day of the fifth Test on Monday. Nair also became the third batsman ever to hit a triple century as his maiden Test ton.
His epic innings was the cornerstone of India’s mammoth 759/7 declared after they resumed from their Sunday’s end-of-day score of 391/4.
This is India’s highest total in an innings, bettering their previous best of 726/9 declared against Sri Lanka in Mumbai in 2009-10. England were 12 without loss at stumps, and face a tough challenge of saving the match and avoiding a 4-0 thrashing.
On his sober response to the milestone, Nair said, “There are a lot of things that go in my head that I want to do, but at that moment it just doesn’t come out. I think I will just have to get more hundreds for me to show emotions.”
“There is always the shower to do all these things,” Nair mused, suggesting he would cheer and exult in private.
Nair’s innings wasn’t in the mould of Sehwag’s belligerent 319 against South Africa on the same turf in 2008. While Sehwag’s innings moved in one turbo-charged pace from start to finish, Nair’s knock gathered steam. His first 100 came off 185 balls, the second took him 121, while the third needed 75.
It wasn’t an innings without blemish; there were two chances after he had crossed 200, but he was good enough to make the most of those let offs and make England pay dearly for their lapses.
Nair is only the second Indian to reach the milestone, after Virender Sehwag. He took the least number of innings (just 3) to reach the landmark.
Under pressure after scores of four and 13 in his first two Test innings, the Karnataka batsman, overnight 71, set the M A Chidambaram stadium here afire on his way to the third highest individual total by an Indian.
England were left bruised and battered on the fourth and penultimate day of the fifth Test on Monday. Nair also became the third batsman ever to hit a triple century as his maiden Test ton.
His epic innings was the cornerstone of India’s mammoth 759/7 declared after they resumed from their Sunday’s end-of-day score of 391/4.
This is India’s highest total in an innings, bettering their previous best of 726/9 declared against Sri Lanka in Mumbai in 2009-10. England were 12 without loss at stumps, and face a tough challenge of saving the match and avoiding a 4-0 thrashing.
On his sober response to the milestone, Nair said, “There are a lot of things that go in my head that I want to do, but at that moment it just doesn’t come out. I think I will just have to get more hundreds for me to show emotions.”
“There is always the shower to do all these things,” Nair mused, suggesting he would cheer and exult in private.
Nair’s innings wasn’t in the mould of Sehwag’s belligerent 319 against South Africa on the same turf in 2008. While Sehwag’s innings moved in one turbo-charged pace from start to finish, Nair’s knock gathered steam. His first 100 came off 185 balls, the second took him 121, while the third needed 75.
It wasn’t an innings without blemish; there were two chances after he had crossed 200, but he was good enough to make the most of those let offs and make England pay dearly for their lapses.
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