Srinagar: Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has lashed out at BCCI for continuously ignoring batter Karun Nair who has been brilliant in the domestic cricket.
Karun Nair while playing for Vidarbha has been in sensational form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, accumulating 664 runs in just six innings. He has scored five centuries with him only being dismissed once.
“I’m looking at his stats. In 2024/25, he played six innings, remained not out in 5, scoring 664 and that was his average. And he’s played at a strike rate of 120. And they don’t pick him. It’s unfair,” Harbhajan said on his official YouTube channel.
“Many are selected on the basis of just two games, some are just selected on basis of IPL. So, why are rules different for him? People say Rohit and Virat are out of form, and you’re sending them to Ranji. But those who are playing Ranji and scoring runs… why are you ignoring them? When will these guys play? They are scoring runs here.
“I never understood how he was dropped after a triple century. It pains me that no one talks about players like him.”
“He went to England with the team but didn’t get a game. For the fifth Test, they actually flew a player from India, I think it was Hanuma Vihari, and he played the Test instead of Nair. Give me the reason for this. Does it make sense?
“Different rules for different people… that shouldn’t be the way. When they are scoring runs, you need to play him, right? He doesn’t have tattoos, doesn’t wear fancy clothes, is that the reason you’re not picking him? Does he not work hard?” asked Harbhajan.