Karun Nair indicators with Northamptonshire for 3 County Championship video games
Karun Nair has joined Northamptonshire for his or her remaining three County Championship video games this season. The India batter replaces Sam Whiteman, who has returned to Australia.
“I am actually trying ahead to becoming a member of Northamptonshire and attending to play within the County Championship.” Nair stated in an announcement. “You hear loads about county cricket and I do know Prithvi [Shaw] actually loved his time with the workforce so it is thrilling to have the chance to be concerned too.
“Hopefully I could make an affect for the workforce whereas I am there, that is the primary factor for me. It is about doing as a lot as I can to assist the workforce get some wins in these final three video games.”
Nair had arrived within the UK on Friday and can hyperlink up with the Northamptonshire aspect forward of their sport towards Warwickshire, which begins on Sunday.
In December 2016, Nair turned solely the second Indian, after Virender Sehwag, to attain a triple-hundred for India in Take a look at cricket. However he has solely performed three Exams since and is not on India’s radar throughout codecs presently.Nair, although, brings with him huge home expertise. He has performed 85 first-class video games and was a key a part of Karnataka’s double-treble successful groups. Nair has now determined to maneuver to Vidarbha for the upcoming home season.
Head coach John Sadler welcomed Nair into the Northamptonshire set-up.
“It is nice that we have been in a position to safe Karun to come back over for the rest of the season, he is actually eager to get going.” Sadler stated. “He is a excessive class batter who’s scored one thing like 11,000 runs in his profession and his first-class numbers are notably particular.”
