Karun Nair Breaks 23-Year-Old Record, Becomes Third Indian To Convert Maiden Test Century Into 200!
He broke the record set by Vinod Kambli (224 vs England) at the Wankhede Stadium in 1993.
Karun Nair has made this opportunity to bat in the Indian middle order count and how! The right-hander has shown a heavy appetitie for big runs and big runs is what he's getting. The 25-year-old has converted his maiden Test hundred into a double century becoming only the third Indian to do so.
AP
The first Keralite to score a century in Tests, Karun broke Vinod Kambli's record of highest maiden Test ton for India. Kambli had scored 224 against the same opponents at Wankhede Stadium in February 1993. Before Kambli, it was Dilip Sardesai's unbeaten 200 against New Zealand at Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium in 1965 which was the first instance of an Indian converting a maiden Test hundred into a double century.
Karun, who recorded the hundred-run mark for the first time in Tests in the first session of fourth day's play against England at Chepauk, Chennai, reached his 200 with a drive through the covers off part-time medium pacer Keaton Jennings.
200 ?! @karun126 brings up his maiden double hundred in Test cricket #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/MDmFdIlmh2
¡ª BCCI (@BCCI) December 19, 2016
Karun has now gone past Virat Kohli's record of most runs runs scored - 237 - in a single innings by an Indian against England.
Karun also has already breached the best score by a No 5 Indian batsman in Tests. The previous best was by MS Dhoni, against Australia in Chennai as well.
BCCL
It was earlier yesterday that Karun's Karnataka teammate KL Rahul failed to reach his maiden double after getting out for 199 but Karun didn't face the gitters after going into the tea break today unbeaten on 195. Karun shared a resounding 181-run stand with Ravichandran Ashwin, who hit 67.
At the end of 185 overs, India were 717/6 with Karun batting on 276 not out and Ravindra Jadeja unbeaten at 37.
Here's how the internet reacted after Karun's double ton.
Well done karun @karun126 very well deserved. Keep it going
¡ª ajinkyarahane88 (@ajinkyarahane88) December 19, 2016
That awesome moment when you use bat of a UK based co. and score #200 against #ENG. Brilliant innings by @karun126 ?? #GrayNicolls #INDvENG
¡ª CricFreak (@fagun07) December 19, 2016
Karun Nair in this Test
¡ª Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) December 19, 2016
Scored 1st fifty converted to Century
Scored 1st Century converted to 150
Scored 1st 150 converted to 200
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Awesome achievement @karun126 ??Congratulations on ur maiden 200??Proud of u young man?? #INDvENG @BCCI
¡ª VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 19, 2016
Got to admire the resolve of these young India batsmen. Get a chance, make it count. #KarunNair
¡ª Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 19, 2016
Karun Nair's double ton reveals depth of talent in Indian cricket.Puts Kohli&Kumble in a merry pickle on who to leave out for next Test tho!
¡ª Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) December 19, 2016
