Srinagar: Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh has lashed out at BCCI and selectors for not picking inform Karun Nair’s in the ICC Champions Trophy squad despite boosting insane numbers in the Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament.
Karun, who last played for India in a Test match in March 2017, has gone on a record-breaking run of form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 50-over tournament. Despite his astonishing numbers, Nair failed to make the cut as the selectors went ahead with KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant in the middle-order.
“Is there a point playing Domestic cricket when you don’t pick players based on form & performance ? #KarunNair,” said Harbhajan in a post on his X account.
Nair, who shifted his domestic cricket base to Vidarbha, has gone on an astonishing run of form in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. The middle-order batter scored 752 runs in 7 matches, with an astonishing average of 752, which included five centuries. Nair’s powered Vidarbha to the tournament’s final against Karnataka.
His form this season has even caught attention of batting legend Sachin Tendulkar who termed his performances “nothing short of extraordinary.
During Team India announcement, selector “Agarkar acknowledged Nair’s stellar average but asserted that it’s extremely difficult to fit everyone into the squad.
“I mean, those are really special performances and I mean someone who averages about 700+, 750 + or something, we did have a chat, no doubt about it, when those kind of performances happen. At the moment, to find a spot in this team is very difficult,” Agarkar said in the press conference.