Karun Nair was not picked in the Test squad announced for the two-match Test series against West Indies. He has said he will let his bat do the talking when given a chance.
Karun Nair was not picked in the Test squad announced by the BCCI for the two-match Test series against West Indies. He is the only second triple centurion for India in Tests but has failed to cement his spot in the side despite being given a handful of opportunities initially. He last played for India in the home series against Australia last year and has since remained on the sidelines.
Nair in an interview with Cricbuzz opened up about the frustration of not being given enough chances and revealed that he has not had any conversation with the management or the selectors regarding his selection in the Test team. The selection committee boasts of an open communication channel and for someone like Nair it must have been difficult to lose his spot in the side after a couple of poor performances but he admits that he has never had any conversation with the management.
"No, we haven't had any conversations. Nothing at all," he was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz. "It is difficult, but I haven't gone forth and asked anything, but yeah, we haven't had any conversation," he added. He also revealed that he hasn't received any communication from the management's side as well.
Asked if he feels hard done by the lack of opportunities in the whites, Nair said he respected the team management's decision and would like to let his bat do the talking when he gets the opportunity.
"It's just the way it is. The team management and everyone else make their decisions and you as players have to respect it and move forward with that. Like I said, all I can do is let the bat do the talking, and I wouldn't like to say anything else on that," he said.
Nair was picked ahead of Rohit Sharma for the five-match Test series against England but failed to make the cut into the playing XI. In the final Test, he was expected to be given a go but debutant Hanuma Vihari was played ahead of him. After missing all five games, Nair has now been dropped of the Test squad for the West Indies series and will have to wait for the opportunities.
After consistent performances at the domestic level, Mayank Agarwal was finally rewarded with a maiden Test call-up while limited overs opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan were not picked.