Indian batter Karun Nair has expressed his disappointment after being dropped from the national team and excluded from the India-A squad despite consistent domestic performances. The 33-year-old, who made a long-awaited comeback to the Test team for the England tour earlier this year after a seven-year gap, feels he wasn't given enough opportunities to prove himself.
Following two stellar seasons for Vidarbha, where he scored 1,553 runs and helped the team lift the Ranji Trophy, Nair earned a recall for the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in England. However, his returns of 205 runs from eight innings at an average of 25.62 saw him lose his place for the home series against the West Indies. Eventually, he was also left out of the India-A squad for the upcoming two-match red-ball series against South Africa-A. Speaking after his unbeaten 174 against Goa in the ongoing Ranji Trophy, Nair admitted the omission hurt him deeply.
Despite the setback, the former India batter is hoping his bat does the talking and he gets back to the national setup as soon as possible.