Karun Nair Stats In Vijay Hazare Trophy 24-25 :
Karun Nair has done every bit of justice to the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 thus far, with performances not only boosting his current standing in the domestic circuit but also reviving talks about his possible return to the Indian national side. Nair, serving as the captain of Vidarbha, showed a tremendous amount of consistency with bat and domination throughout the tournament.
In six innings for Vidarbha in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Nair amassed a staggering 752 runs and maintained an otherworldly batting average of 752.00. He has been out only once in this tournament. All his innings were an exhibition of his form and skill, the icing on the cake being five centuries in these six innings, four of which were back-to-back centuries-an achievement matched by only a few in List A cricketing history.
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Nair began his journey with the tournament with an unbeaten 112 off 108 balls gainst Jammu and Kashmir, setting the tone for what was to become a historic run. He followed this up with an unimpressive-but extremely useful-44 not out against Chhattisgarh in a small chase.
His news-making innings were those against Chandigarh, where he scored an unbeaten163 off 107 balls, followed by an unbeaten 111 off 103 balls against Tamil Nadu, and ended up with a stunning 112 off just 101 balls against Uttar Pradesh. The scores put Vidarbha atop Group D and caused Nair to break the world record for the most List A runs without getting out-his 664 surpassing James Franklin, who held the previous record with 527 runs for New Zealand.
The craziest thing about Nair’s whole campaign was that his climax came in the quarter-final against Rajasthan, where he knocked out an unbeaten 122 off just 82 balls, including 13 fours and 5 sixes. This innings not only booked Vidarbha a spot in the semis but also saw Nair equal the mark for the most centuries in a single Vijay Hazare Trophy Season with former Tamil landed batsman N Jagadeesan of the 2021-22 Season.
Nair’s strike rate of 120.07 throughout the tournament showed him not just as a run-maker; but as a few people are getting there aggressively. The composure with which Nair has gone about his game without whining about the challenges has also been on display. He is a great stroke-maker; his application for the game is absolutely nonchalant, and the grace with which he finishes off leads to not out- that’s where he enjoys to up his average.
These stats and performances have undoubtedly put Karun Nair right at the top of the scoring charts of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25; he is the tournament’s leading run-scorer. Social media and cricket analysts alike have acknowledged his journey during this time. The return to form after a bit of time spent under the radar has brought him some serious justice.
Nair’s performance in this tournament is a sure indicator of class and readiness for higher challenges, perhaps ushering him back into the selectors’ radar for national duties, as India is at the cusp of a gradual transition now in its cricketing brigade. His record-breaking run in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 will definitely remain a fine point of talk within Indian cricket circles for quite some time to come.
