Veteran batsman Karun Nair is now ready for IPL-2025. He wants to play an important role in getting his team Delhi Capitals (DC) the first title. Karun Nair, who made a blast in domestic cricket, will now be seen running a bat in the world’s most breathtaking T20 league. Nair performed excellent in the domestic season of 2024/25, which included his 9 centuries. Delhi Capitals bought him from IPL this time for only Rs 50 lakh.
33 -year -old Karun Nair proved to be a big player for Vidarbha in domestic cricket. He scored 779 runs in 8 innings at an average of 389.50 in 8 innings in the 50 -over format, including 5 centuries and a half -century.
Karun Nair also continued his form in the Ranji Trophy and scored 863 runs at an average of 53.93, including 4 centuries. He played an important role in making his team becoming champions by scoring 135 runs in the Ranji Trophy final against Kerala.
‘.. I will consider each match as important’
Nair said, ‘I am really very happy to return to the team of Delhi Capitals. I am very excited to join and play the team. I will consider each match as important as the previous match. I did not make much changes and only trusted the process and continued to do so during the entire season. This was my strategy for this season.
He said, ‘I will achieve my process, my rhythm as soon as possible and I would like to start well soon and as the tournament moves forward, I will try to get better. The only thing I have done is to mold myself according to the circumstances. I added some shots to my game and made them confident to try them when needed. I also try to stay relaxed now.
Nair strongly praised Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel. He said, ‘Akshar has been playing for a long time and he will prove to be a great captain. He is a player who knows well about each aspect of the game and understand the position and role of each. I am excited to work with him.
KL is also excited to play with Rahul
Karun Nair is also excited about playing with India’s star batsman KL Rahul this season. He said, ‘I am excited to play with Rahul. We have been playing together from the beginning. He has done well in the last few sessions of IPL and I am happy to play with him in a team. I hope that this time Delhi Capitals will be successful in winning their first title.