Karun Nair breaks silence; slams Ajit Agarkar - 'I deserved more'

Shivamogga: A period ago, connected September 25 to beryllium precise, erstwhile the Indian squad was picked for the location Test bid against West Indies, Karun Nair was backmost to quadrate one. After a mates of stirring home seasons, his Test vocation got a 2nd upwind erstwhile helium was picked for the circuit of England aft a seven-year hiatus.

His returns during the bid were a humble 205 runs.According to BCCI main selector Ajit Agarkar, they ‘expected a small spot more’ from him successful England. After the West Indies bid snub, different stroke awaited the 33-year-old, arsenic helium failed to marque the India ‘A’ chopped for the forthcoming two-match red-ball bid against South Africa ‘A’ astatine home.

Karun’s India callback was connected the spot of the 1,553 runs helium scored successful the Ranji Trophy successful the erstwhile 2 seasons for Vidarbha. The 33-year-old is disappointed but acold from done.

He is backmost to doing what helium knows champion – piling connected the runs. After scoring 73 and 8 against Saurashtra successful the season-opener, Karun crafted an unbeaten 174 against Goa present connected Sunday.

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Speaking aft his innings, which helium could not person into a treble 100 arsenic helium ran retired of partners, Karun said, “There are definite goals that I’ve acceptable for myself, which I wouldn’t privation to speech about. But different than that, the superior extremity would beryllium to triumph games for the team.”

The middle-order batter did not fell his disappointment astatine being ignored by the nationalist selectors. “It’s rather disappointing (being dropped), but I cognize that I merit to beryllium determination aft the past 2 years (of home cricket) I’ve had. People mightiness person their ain opinions, but personally, my sentiment is that I merit a batch better.”

While Karun did not code the contented of connection from the squad management, helium revealed, “Few individuals successful the squad person had bully conversations with maine astir however they consciousness and that’s astir it.”Karun is determined not to springiness up. “All I tin bash is support scoring runs, that’s my job. There’s thing overmuch for maine to say. I conscionable support telling myself that I merit much than a series. That’s each I tin archer myself, and not fto that get into my head. All I privation to bash is to play for the country. That’s the lone target. If you’re not capable to bash that, the adjacent happening would beryllium to effort and triumph games for the broadside I'm playing for,” helium added.