Vidarbha captain Karun Nair is in red-hot form in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25, reminding the Indian selectors that he is not done yet amid big-name failures in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 in Australia.
Currently, Karun Nair is breaking records with his amazing batting in the ongoing 50+ tournament. The Indian batsman made history during the ongoing 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy. setting a new world record for the most consecutive runs in List A cricket without being dismissed.
Karun Nair sets a new world record in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 with an unstoppable streak
Nair achieved this amazing feat on January 3 during Vidarbha’s VHT 2024-25 match against Uttar Pradesh. In a thrilling chase of 308 runs, the Vidarbha captain played an impressive 112 runs and was dismissed for the first time in the last four innings of the tournament.
His knock of 112 runs was mixed with 11 fours and two sixes. During his century, Karun Nair set a new world record, overtaking New Zealander James Franklin to become the player with the most consecutive runs in List A without being dismissed. On Friday, January 3, Nair surpassed Franklin’s 2010 mark of 527 runs.
After Bihari Rai dismissed the right-handed batsman for 112 for the first time in the tournament, his unbeaten run ended at 542 in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. It was Karun Nair’s fourth hundred and third consecutive century in the ongoing tournament.
Karun Nair becomes the first Indian to score more than 500 runs without defeat in List A cricket
The Vidarbha captain started the VHT 2024-25 with an unbeaten 112* against Jammu & Kashmir, followed by a solid 44* against Chhattisgarh. He then scored an incredible 163* against Chandigarh, followed by an impressive 111* against Tamil Nadu and now 112 against Uttar Pradesh.
With his incredible ton during Vidarbha’s eight-wicket victory over Uttar Pradesh at the Vizzy Stadium in Vizianagaram on Friday, Nair also became the first Indian batsman to score 500 or 500+ List A runs without being dismissed in the innings when he reached 70.
Nair became the third batsman in the ongoing 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy to score three consecutive centuries in the 50-over tournament, joining his former teammate and Karnataka captain Mayank Agarwal, along with Punjab opener Prabhsimran Singh. The 33-year-old led Vidarbha to the top of Group E with 16 points from four completed matches.
Karun Nair leads the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 batsmen’s rankings
In five matches, Nair has amassed 542 runs in the ongoing tournament. He now has seven centuries, four of which are in the span of eight days, and 13 fifties in List A cricket. Nair now has 2,779 runs to his name in 102 List A matches.
Namely, Nair, who last played for India in 2017, made a strong comeback at a crucial moment in his career. After going unsold in the IPL auctions for two consecutive seasons, the talented batsman was bought by Delhi Capitals (DC) for INR 50 lakh in the IPL 2025 mega auction in November.
This will mark Nair’s second stint with the Delhi Capitals (DC), having previously played for the franchise in the 2016-17 season. Last year, Nair ended his 11-year association with Karnataka and shifted to Vidarbha in 2023 and has now become the captain for the ongoing VHT in 2024-25.
