India tour of England: Karun Nair makes a startling revelation – ‘A prominent Indian cricketer advised me to retire…’ | Cricket News

Karun Nair celebrates after scoring a double century in opposition to England Lions. (Karun Nair/Instagram)

Team India batter Karun Nair has made a startling revelation that a prominent Indian cricketer as soon as advised him to retire from worldwide cricket and concentrate on incomes cash by way of T20 leagues.“I still remember a prominent Indian cricketer calling me and saying I should retire because the money in these leagues would make me secure,” Nair instructed Mail Sport.“It would have been easy to do, but I knew that regardless of the money, I would be kicking myself for giving up that easily.

“I used to be by no means going to hand over on taking part in for India once more. That was simply over two years in the past, and look the place we are actually. It’s loopy, however deep down, I knew I used to be adequate,” he added.Eight years after his last Test appearance, Karun Nair is now on the brink of a remarkable comeback. Come Friday, there is a strong possibility that he will be part of India’s playing XI for the first Test against England, beginning June 20 in Leeds.Nair bolstered his case for a return by scoring a double-century for India A against the England Lions in the first unofficial Test last week in Canterbury.His comeback is the result of consistent performances in domestic cricket and a strong county stint. Last Wednesday marked his official return to the Indian dressing room, with coach Gautam Gambhir praising his resilience.“No matter what number of runs you’ve gotten scored – what issues most is that never-say-die angle, that never-give-up mindset. That’s what has introduced you again into the workforce. It’s one thing that conjures up the entire world,” Gambhir said in a video posted on BCCI.tv.Across ten County Championship matches over two seasons for Northamptonshire, Nair amassed 736 runs at an average of 56.61, including a double century against Glamorgan.He also scored 863 runs at 53.93 in a title-winning Ranji Trophy season for Vidarbha in 2024–25. Before that, he had a prolific 50-over campaign, hitting five centuries in eight innings at an astonishing average of 389.50 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.