Karun Nair made 205 runs in four Tests with one fifty, averaging 25.62.
Irfan Pathan, a former all-rounder for the Indian cricket team, criticized Karun Nair for not taking advantage of his chances in the just-finished Test series against England.
Nair's outstanding domestic performances earned him a spot back on the national team after 2017, but he did not perform well in the five-match series.
He only amassed 205 runs with one half-century at an average of 25.62. Nair seemed more uneasy and uncomfortable,' according to Pathan, who gave his performance a "4 out of 10."
“Karun Nair gets four out of ten. Why? He didn't look particularly poor throughout the series. He kept getting starts consistently but managed only one half-century. He got plenty of opportunities. Cricket definitely gave him a second chance, but he couldn't capitalize on it the way he should have. Especially in the Lord's Test, he had a real chance to win the match for India but couldn't do it,” Pathan said on his YouTube channel.
“Other than that, it often seemed like he was playing well, building up nicely, and then suddenly, he'd play a loose shot and get out. At the Oval, when the bouncer was used against him, he looked a bit shaken and seemed more unsettled and uncomfortable. So, he gets four points,” he added.
Sai Sudharsan received a little higher rating from Pathan, who stated that although he has a lot of promise, he will need to work a little bit to improve as a cricket player.
“Sai Sudharsan gets five out of ten. He came across as a player who, with a bit of work on a few aspects, clearly has a lot of cricketing potential. He could have made better use of the opportunities he got, but wasn't quite able to do so. However, I do believe that if he had played all the matches, things might have turned out differently, but it's not that easy.
When you go overseas, you get a chance, your team loses, then you get dropped, and later you're brought back. Even selecting a playing XI is a tough job. But as a player, he'll definitely feel that if he gets regular opportunities going forward, he can achieve a lot. I've always liked left-handed batters at the top of the order, and even in the last match, when he got a chance, he scored a half-century and batted well. He has the ability to do well. That's why he gets five out of ten,” he added.
Sudharsan made 140 runs in 6 innings in three Tests. He averaged 23.33, and his highest score was 61.