Despite breaking the world record, there is no place in the indian team..!?

Fans are expressing their anger over the recent world record-breaking Karun Nair not being given a place in the team for the 2025 Champions Trophy. He was upset about not getting a chance in the indian team a few years ago. Karun Nair had posted a post in 2022 saying "Cricket.. give me a chance". He had played two ODIs and six Test matches for the indian team and reached the peak of domestic competitions even after crossing the age of 30. He had played brilliantly in the 2025 vijay hazare Trophy ODI series and had set a record by scoring 752 runs in 7 innings. He was not out six times in those 7 innings, which is surprising. So his batting average is 752. No player has ever achieved such a feat in any ODI series.
Many people were saying that a player in such peak form should be given a place in the indian team. sachin tendulkar had congratulated him. By congratulating Sachin on the day before the team selection for the 2025 Champions Trophy, it was seen that he indirectly suggested that Karunai should be included in the indian team. While fans and legends have been pointing out that Karun Nair should be included in the indian team, the indian team's selection committee has taken the opposite decision. The selection committee has re-announced almost the same team, changing only four players from the team that was included in the 2023 ODI World Cup. When journalists questioned why Karun Nair, who had achieved extraordinary feats, was not included in the team, the chairman of the selection committee, Ajit Agarkar, said, "Even though he has a batting average of 752 runs, he cannot be given a place in this team." This has angered the fans. Are you saying that only players who play in domestic matches have a place in the indian team? You are also saying that even though he has performed well in domestic matches, he has no place in the team. Is this fair? They are getting angry.

Karun Nair last played in the indian team in 2017. In that Test match held at the chepauk Stadium in Chennai, he had scored a triple century. After that, he was given only a few opportunities. He was denied a chance in the indian team for about seven years. However, the BCCI's refusal to allow him a chance even after he had fought diligently and scored 752 runs in 7 innings in domestic matches is seen as an act of destroying his self-confidence.
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Sowmiya Sriram

18/01/2025 09:52 PM