"Prominent Indian cricketer told me to retire"- Karun Nair makes shocking revelation ahead of England tests

Karun Nair made comeback into Indian Cricket Team after seven long years.

Indian Cricket Team batter Karun Nair made a shocking revelation ahead of the test series against the England Cricket Team. He said that one of the prominent Indian cricketers called and told him to retire after he wasn’t considered for the national selection. 

Karun Nair wrote his own script and staged one of the best comeback stories in cricket. After slamming a triple century for India in tests in 2016, he was dropped from the team just a few innings after that. It raised many eyebrows, and what was shocking was that he wasn’t named in the team after that for seven long years. 

Karun Nair kept grinding hard in the domestic circuit, and even after that, he didn’t get selected. He did almost everything right, but still, the selection tested him. However, finally, after seven long years, he was back in the Indian test team following a record-breaking season in 2024. 

Karun Nair was selected in the Indian team for the upcoming five-match series against England. The batter also slammed a double century for India A in the first unofficial test series against England Lions, and it is expected that he will be in the playing XI for the first match. 

I still remember a prominent Indian cricketer calling me and saying you need to retire – Karun Nair

Ahead of the first test against England, Karun Nair revealed that one of the top Indian cricketers told him to quit international cricket and play in leagues to earn money. But he was adamant not to give up playing for India again. 

“I still remember a prominent Indian cricketer calling me and saying you need to retire because the money in these leagues would make me secure,” Nair told in an interview with the Daily Mail. “It would have been easy to do, but I knew that regardless of the money, I would be kicking myself for giving up that easily.”

“I was never going to give up on playing for India again. That was just over two years ago and look where we are now,” he insists. “It’s crazy but deep down, I knew I was good enough.” 

Karun Nair would be keen to make a massive impact and lock his place in the team. With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired, he will be a key member for the side in the series.

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