‘Deserved better than this’- Karun Nair lashes out at Agarkar:Batter expresses disappointment at being dropped from Test team, scored 174 in Ranji match

Karnataka batter Karun Nair has lashed out at Team India Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar and Head Coach Gautam Gambhir after being dropped from the Test team. Nair had made a comeback to the Indian Test team after eight years in the series against England, but his performance was not as expected. Due to this, he did not get a place in the two-match Test series against West Indies. After playing an unbeaten innings of 174 runs while playing for Karnataka in the second round match of Ranji Trophy 2025-26, Nair said, “I am disappointed at not getting a place in the Indian team and I deserved better than this.” I should have gotten more opportunities: Karun After his 25th first-class century, he said, “Looking at my performance in the last two years, I feel I should have gotten more and better opportunities. I should have gotten more opportunities than just one series. People might have their own opinions, but personally, I believe I deserve much better than this.” Agarkar had explained the reason for his exclusion Chief selector Ajit Agarkar had explained the reason for dropping Nair from the series against West Indies. He said, “We expected a better performance from him in England. Only one half-century in four Tests was not enough.” Failed in the series against England Nair, in early June, played four matches in the five-Test series against England under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. The 33-year-old Nair scored only 205 runs in eight innings of the series, which included only one half-century. The series ended in a 2-2 draw. Injury and then a return to Ranji After being out for some time due to injury, Nair was not selected for the Duleep Trophy and the India-A series against Australia-A either. But he made a spectacular comeback for Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy. After scoring 73 and 8 runs in the first round, Nair scored an unbeaten 174 runs against Goa in the second round. Thanks to this innings of his, Karnataka scored 371 runs on Sunday.